375.
The guidelines aim at reducing the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the labour
market through the following measures:
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(a)
promoting reproductive health campaign programmes;
(b)
promoting awareness campaigns in schools and workplaces
of the dangers of HIV/AIDS;
(c)
application of WHO/ILO guidelines which prohibit
discrimination against persons with HIV/AIDS in workplaces;
(d)
strengthening workers
programmes; and
(e)
articulation of an HIV/AIDS code of conduct in the
workplace.
education
and
family
welfare
Zambia is also a party to international instruments such as the SADC Code
on HIV/AIDS in the work place and WHO/ILO guidelines on HIV/AIDS
earlier stated.
Child Labour
377.
The State party acknowledges the existence of child labour in the informal
sector especially in agriculture. A Child Labour Programme in the Ministry
of Labour and Social Security has been developed to address and monitor
child labour trends.
Government is also undertaking the drafting of a
policy on child labour.
Jobs for Africa Programme
378.
Government, in an effort to create more jobs and alleviate poverty,
introduced the Jobs for Africa Programme under the auspices of the
Ministry of Labour and Social Security in 1999. The Programme has three
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