Legislation and Policies

This collection contains legislative texts (hard law) and soft law instruments (codes of practice, guidelines, policies) dealing, entirely or in part, with HIV/AIDS and the world of work. The texts illustrate a variety of approaches by different States. They are not presented as models or even examples of good practices. Nor are they exhaustive.

Bahamas
Employment Act No. 27 of 2001 Article 6 only - PDF 71K
Full text - PDF 99K

Bangladesh National Policy on HIV/AIDS and STD related issues, November 1996 - PDF 309K

Bénin Loi n¡ 2005-31 portant prévention, prise en charge et controle du VIH SIDA en Rιpublique du Bénin, 5 avril 2006 - PDF 457K

Brazil Portaria Interministerial No. 3 195, de 10 Augusto de 1988 (Pub.D.O.U. de 11/08/88) - PDF 180K

Cambodia Law on the Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS, July 2002 - PDF 146K

Chile Ley No. 19.779, de 4 diciembre de 2001, que establece normas relativas al virus de inmuno deficiencia humana y cree bonificación fiscal para enfermedades catastroficas

Costa Rica Ley General Sobre El VIH-SIDA, No. 7771 de 29 abril de 1998

Ecuador Acuerdo del Ministro de trabajo y empleo, 13 de Julio de 2006

El Salvador Ley de prevención y control de la infección provocada por el virus de inmunodeficiencia humana de 24 de Octubre de 2001 - PDF 1,494K

Guatemala Decreto No. 27-2000-06-26, de 3 Mayo de 2000 - PDF 1,351K

Honduras Decreto No. 147-99 de 9 septiembre de 1999 - PDF 1,468K

India National AIDS Prevention and Control Policy

Indonesia Tripartite Declaration, Commitment to combat HIV/AIDS in the world of work, February 2003 - PDF 71K

Lesotho Labour Code (Amendment) Act, 2006 - PDF 359K (Supplement No. 1 to Gazette No. 42 of 4 August 2006)

Madagascar Loi n¡ 2005-040 sur la lutte contre le VIH/SIDA et la protection des droits des personnes vivant avec le VIH/SIDA, 20 février 2006 - PDF 547K

Malawi Malawi HIV/AIDS National Policy, June 2003 - PDF 242K
HIV/AIDS Policy and Strategic Framework of Action for the Transport Sector in Malawi, June 2003 - PDF 183K

Malaysia Code of Practice on Prevention and Management of HIV/AIDS at the Workplace, 2001 - PDF 120K

Mexico Norma Oficial Mexicana Nom-010-SSA2-1993, para la prevención y control de la infección por virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana, incluyendo las enmiendas hasta el 16 marzo de 2000

Mozambique Lei n¡ 5/2002, de 5 de fevereiro de 2002 (Boletim da Républica, quarte-feira, 13 de Fevereiro de 2002, 1 serie no. 7) - PDF 94K

Namibia Namibian HIV/AIDS Charter of Rights - PDF 103K
Guidelines for Implemetation of National Code on HIV/AIDS in employment, No. 78, 1998 (Government Gazette 3 April 1998, no. 1835) - PDF 85K

Nicaragua Ley de promociσn, protección y defense de los derechos humanos ante el SIDA, No. 238 de 14 de octubre de 1996 - PDF 505K
Reglamento de la Ley No. 238 - PDF 843K

Panama Ley general sobre las infecciones de transmisión sexual, el virus de la inmundeficiencia humana y el sida, No. 3 de enero de 2000 - PDF 33K

Peru Ley No. 26626, de 15 junio de 1996, que encarga al ministerio de salud la elaboración del plan nacional de lucha contra el virus de inmunodeficiencia humana, el SIDA y las enfermedades de transmisión sexual - PDF 6K

Philippines Philippines AIDS Prevention and Control Act, No. 8504, 13 February 1998 (Philippines Official Gazette, June 29 1998, vol. 94, no. 26)

Russia Federal Law on the Prevention of the Spread in the Russian Federation of Diseases Caused by the Human Immunodifiency Virus (HIV-Infection), 1 August 1995 - PDF 96K

South Africa Code of Practice on Key Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Employment, December 2000 (Government Gazette, 1 December 2000, vol. 426, no. 21815) - PDF 120K
Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998, Government Gazette, 1998-10-19, Vol. 400, No. 19370, 55 p. - PDF 2,260K
Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, No.4 of 2000, Government Gazette 2000-02-09, Vol. 416, No. 20876, pp. 1-9 - PDF 350K
Medical Schemes Act No. 131 of 1998, Government Gazette 20556, 20 October 1999 - PDF 541K

Uganda The Employment Act, 2006 (Act No. 6) - PDF 1,070K

Tanzania National Policy on HIV/AIDS, September 2001 - PDF 122K
Tanzania Employment and Labour Relations Act, 2004 (No. 6 of 2004). (Section 7 is of particular interest) - from Tanzanian Parliament website, 2004 - PDF 481K

Vietnam
Ordinance on the Prevention and Fight Against HIV-AIDS Infection, 31 May 1995
Governmental Decision No. 34/CP on Guidance to Execute Laws on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Protection, 1 June 1996

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Labour Relations (HIV AND AIDS) Regulations, 1998 (Supplement to the Zimbabwean Government Gazette dated the 14th August, 1998) - PDF 88K