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In addition, the Department of Labour updated the Code of Good Practice on management
of HIV&AIDS in the work place and developed HIV&AIDS Technical Advisory Guide for all
employers in the Public and Private Sector, including social partners from labor and
community organizations. This Technical Advisory Guide calls for all stakeholders to
mainstream HIV&AIDS in line with the NSP 2012-2016, to manage HIV&AIDS as both a
work place and a developmental issue in line with the ILO Recommendation 200 of 2010.
Futhermore, the department has prioritised the inspection of world of work to comply with the
technical Assistance Guidelines for the financial year 2013-2014. Advocacy is ongoing this
year to include the entities attached to the department like Productivity SA and NEDLAC to
mainstream HIV&AIDS in their core mandates. However, some of the emerging policy issues
in relation to the work and programmes of the department include, maternity protection
based on the call by Tshwane Declaration, the Policy Dialogue on Economic Empowerment
Policy Framework which forms part of the ILO led East Africa and Southern Africa
Programme of Economic Empowerment along major transport corridors. The latter
programme is undertaken in collaboration with ILO, SANAC, DPSA, DoT, DoC, DED,
National Treasury, DTI, DMR, DPE and DE. Civil Society partners participating include the
three Trade Union Federations COSATU, NACTU, and FEDUSA. In addition, the Business
sector organisations BUSA, BBC, and NAFCOC also participate. The latter act as a service
provider to raise capacity of local communities along transport corridors. Some of the
achievements of this programme include the surveys on the effectiveness of economic
empowerment in various transports corridors that include Harrismith and Ventersburg, in the
Free State; Gauteng the City of Tshwane, Mpumalanga-Nkomazi Municipality to Lebombo
border Post, North West’s Ramotshere Moiloa Municipality to Skilpad Border post, and the
Western Cape Beufort West Municipalities.
The Department of Correctional Services is also actively involved in attempts to mainstream
HIV&AIDS in its work. During the first year of implementation of the NSP 2012-2016 to date,
the department of Correctional Services in collaboration with the Department of Health and
other partners have developed Guidelines for the Management of TB, HIV and STIs in
Correctional Facilities which was launched by the Ministers of Health and Correctional
Services in 2013. Furthermore, 347 Health Care Professionals have been trained on the
guidelines by the department.72 In addition, in order to strengthen health care provision the
department has established partnerships with organizations such as TB/HIV Care
Association, Aurum Institute, Population Council of South Africa, Foot-ballers for Life,
International Training and Education Centre for Health (I-TECH), Hospice Palliative Care
Association of South Africa and the Right to Care organisation. The Population Council has
conducted a baseline assessment to determine HIV PEP service provision and related gaps
in order to inform the department’s policy review. The policy to address sexual abuse of
inmates in DCS facilities was approved in 2013.This policy deals with prevention, detection,
monitoring and responding to sexual violence incidents against inmates.
Strengthening government’s attempts at addressing the HIV/AIDS pandemic through
mainstreaming has also been prioritised by the Department of Public Service and
Administration. The DPSA is charged with the responsibility of coordination of the
implementation of the HIV&AIDS and TB management policy for the Public Service which is
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See Department of Correctional Services Annual Report, 2012.
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