ABSTRACT
The study focused on the role of the protection of the rights of HIV/AIDS victims at
workplaces. HIV /AIDS is a world-wide health problem affecting the young and the old
irrespective of the status. The scourge has got no cure as yet and the PL WHA survive
on the availability of the antiretroviral drugs. There has been an outcry from the people
living with HV/AIDS regarding the violations of their human rights citing lack of
protection from the existing legal instruments. The purpose of the study was to
examine the state of the law protecting and promoting the rights of people living with
HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) while at their workplaces. This involved exploring the challenges
with the hope of developing recommendations that will be adopted to ensure realization
of the rights of ELWHA.
The information obtained from the respondents as regards the state of affairs of the
promotion and protection of employees living with HIV/AID at their work places, that
they are faces with many challenges like lack of privacy discrimination and
confidentiality.
It has been found out that the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS ought to be
obverted, respected, promoted and protected.
Recommendations suggests that the Uganda Human Rights Commission should push
for enactment of relevant laws that directly promote and protect the rights of the
EL WHA and also utilize the existing legal base to ensure that the rights of the EL WHA
are not only realized but also promoted and strictly protected.
0, C (2021). Investingating The Promotion And Protection Of The Rights Of Employees Living With Hiv /Aids At Work Places In Uganda A Case Study; Of Rubaga Division Kampala District. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/investingating-the-promotion-and-protection-of-the-rights-of-employees-living-with-hiv-aids-at-work-places-in-uganda-a-case-study-of-rubaga-division-kampala-district
0, CHARITY "Investingating The Promotion And Protection Of The Rights Of Employees Living With Hiv /Aids At Work Places In Uganda A Case Study; Of Rubaga Division Kampala District" Afribary. Afribary, 04 Jun. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/investingating-the-promotion-and-protection-of-the-rights-of-employees-living-with-hiv-aids-at-work-places-in-uganda-a-case-study-of-rubaga-division-kampala-district. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
0, CHARITY . "Investingating The Promotion And Protection Of The Rights Of Employees Living With Hiv /Aids At Work Places In Uganda A Case Study; Of Rubaga Division Kampala District". Afribary, Afribary, 04 Jun. 2021. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/investingating-the-promotion-and-protection-of-the-rights-of-employees-living-with-hiv-aids-at-work-places-in-uganda-a-case-study-of-rubaga-division-kampala-district >.
0, CHARITY . "Investingating The Promotion And Protection Of The Rights Of Employees Living With Hiv /Aids At Work Places In Uganda A Case Study; Of Rubaga Division Kampala District" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 29, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/investingating-the-promotion-and-protection-of-the-rights-of-employees-living-with-hiv-aids-at-work-places-in-uganda-a-case-study-of-rubaga-division-kampala-district