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

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.

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