Legislation and policies

• Collection of national instruments related to HIV/AIDS and the world of work

• Afghanistan
  1. Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan National HIV Code of Ethics, June 2007, 7 p.



• Albania
  1. Ministry of Health, Let's Keep Albania a Low HIV Prevalence Country: The National Strategy of Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS in Albania 2004-2010, December 2003, 65 p.



• Angola
  1. Decreto No. 43/03 de 4 de Julio 2003: Aprova o regulamento sobre o HIV/SIDA. Emprego e Formaçao Profissional (Decree No. 43/03 of 4 July 2003 to Approve HIV/AIDS, Employment and Professional Training Regulations)



• Argentina
  1. Ley Nacional de SIDA Nº 23.798 de 1990 y Decreto Reglamentario Nº 1.244/91 de la Ley Nº 23.798 de 1998 (National AIDS Act No. 23.798 of 1990 and Regulating Decree No.1.244/91 of Act No. 23.798 of 1998)

2. Resolución 105/97 de 1997 Apruébase la Norma de SIDA en Perinatologia


• Armenia
  1. Government, National Strategic Plan on the Response to HIV Epidemic in the Republic of Armenia for 2007-2011, 2006, 31 p.



• Australia
  1. Disability Discrimination Act No. 135 of 1992 (as amended up to Act No. 19 of 2005)



• Austria
  1. Equal Treatment Act No. 66 of 2004 (as amended up to 2004) (in German)



• Azerbaijan
  1. Government, UNGASS Country Progress Report 2006-2007, 27 p. (in Russian)



• Bahamas
  1. Employment Act No. 73 of 2001



• Bangladesh
  1. National AIDS Committee, National Policy on HIV/AIDS and STD-related Issues, 1996, 91 p.



• Barbados
  1. The Social Partners of Barbados, Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS and other Life-Threatening Illnesses in the Workplace, 2004, 10 p.



• Belarus
  1. State Programme on HIV Prevention for 2001-2005, approved by Council of Ministers Resolution No. 2041 of 29 December 2000, 13 p.



• Belgium
  1. Loi du 10 mai 2007 tendant à lutter contre certaines formes de discrimination (Act of 10 May 2007 to Combat Certain Forms of Discrimination)



• Belize
  1. Belize Policy on HIV/AIDS in the World of Work, 2005, 12 p.



• Benin
  1. Déclaration Nationale Tripartite du 2005 de Lutte contre le VIH/SIDA en Milieu de Travail, 10 pages (National Tripartite Declaration on the Fight against HIV/AIDS in the World of Work, 2005, 10 p.)

2. Loi N° 2005-31 du 05 avril 2006 portant prévention, prise en charge et contrôle du VIH/SIDA (Act No. 2005-31 of 5 April 2006 on the Prevention, Treatment and Control of HIV/AIDS)


• Bolivia
  1. Resolución Ministerial No. 0711 de Noviembre 2002 para la Prevención y Vigilancia del VIH/SIDA en Bolivia (Ministerial Resolution No. 0711 of November 2002 on the Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS)



• Bosnia and Herzegovina
  1. Council of Ministers, Bosnia and Herzegovina Strategy to Prevent and Combat HIV/AIDS, December 2003, 24 p.



• Botswana
  1. National Industrial Relations Code of Good Practice (Annex 4), 23 August 2002, 162 p.

2. Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, Policy on HIV/AIDS in the Workplace, December 2003, 15 p.


• Brazil
  1. Portaria Interministerial No. 3.195 de 10 agosto de 1988 (Inter-ministerial Decision No. 3,195 of 10 August 1988)

2. Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social Resolução INSS/DC Nº 089, de 05 de abril de 2002 (National Social Security Institute, Resolution INSS/DC No. 089 of 5 April 2002)


• Bulgaria
  1. Resolution No. 144 of 29 July 1994 amending the Regulations for the implementation of the Law on Public Health promulgated by Resolution No. 23 of 1974 of the Council of Ministers

2. Order No. 4 of 2 April 1992 of the Minister of Health on the Conditions and Procedures Governing Testing for Infection by the Immunodeficiency Virus


• Burkina Faso
  1. Déclaration Nationale Tripartite du juillet 2006 sur le VIH/SIDA et les IST en de Travail, 5 pages (National Tripartite Declaration on HIV/AIDS and STI in the Workplace, July 2006, 5 p.)



• Burundi
  1. Loi n° 1/018 du 12 mai 2005 portant protection juridique des personnes infectées par le virus de l'immunodéficience humaine et des personnes atteintes du syndrome de l'immunodéficience acquise (Act No. 1/018 of 12 May 2005 to establish Legal Protection for People Infected with HIV and AIDS)

2. Déclaration de Consensus Nationale Tripartite sur le VIH/SIDA dans le Monde de Travail, 8 novembre 2007, 5 pages (National Tripartite Consensus Declaration on HIV/AIDS in the World of Work, 8 November 2007, 5 p.)


• Cambodia
  1. Law/Kram No. NS/RKM/0702/015 of 10 July 2002 on the Prevention and of HIV/AIDS



• Cameroon
  1. Déclaration Nationale Tripartite de Lutte contre le VIH/SIDA sur le lieu de Travail, 2006, 4 pages (Tripartite Declaration on the Fight against HIV/AIDS at the Workplace, 2006, 4 p.)



• Canada
  1. Canadian Human Rights Act of 1985 (as amended up to 30 May 2008)



• Cape Verde
  1. Comité de Coordenação do Combate à SIDA, Plano Estratégico Nacional de Luta contra a SIDA 2006-2010, 2002, 118 páginas (Coordinating Committee to Combat AIDS, National Strategic Plan to Combat AIDS 2002-2006, 2002, 118 p.)



• Central African Republic
  1. Comité National de Lutte contre le VIH/SIDA (CNLS), Cadre Stratégique Nationale de Lutte contre le SIDA 2006-2010, juin 2006, 80 pages (CNLS, National Strategic Framework to Combat HIV/AIDS for 2006-2010, June 2006, 80 p.)



• Chad
  1. Programme National de Lutte contre le SIDA, Plan National Multisectoriel de Lutte contre le VIH/SIDA et les IST 2006-2008, janvier 2006, 143 p. (National Programme to Combat AIDS, National Multisectoral Plan to Combat HIV/AIDS and STI 2006-2008, January 2006, 143 p.)



• Chile
  1. Ley Nº 19.779 de 14 de diciembre de 2001 establece normas relativas al virus de inmunodeficiencia humana y crea bonificación fiscal para enfermedades catastróficas (modificado por la ley N° 20.077 de 24 noviembre de 2005) (Act No. 19.779 of 14 December 2001 to Establish Rules on HIV and Create a Tax Subsidy for Catastrophic Illnesses (as amended up to Act No. 20.077 of 24 November 2005))



• China
  1. Law on Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases of 28 August 1998 (as amended up to 2004)

2. Regulations on AIDS Prevention and Treatment, State Council's Decree No. 457 of 18 January 2006
3. Guangdong Province, Guideline of HIV and AIDS in the Workplace, 2006, 6 p.


• Colombia
  1. Decreto No. 1543 de 12 junio de 1997 por el cual se reglamenta el manejo de la infección por el VIH, Sida y las otras ETS (Decree No. 1543 of 12 June 1997 to provide for Rules for the Management of HIV, AIDS and STDs)

2. Ley numero 972 de 15 julio de 2005 por la cual se adoptan normas para mejorar la atención por de la población que padece de enfermedades ruinosas o catastróficas, especialmente el VIH/Sida (Act No. 972 of 15 July 2005 to provide for Rules to Improve Care for People Affected by Catastrophic Illnesses, particularly HIV/AIDS)


• Congo
  1. Programme National de Lutte contre le SIDA, Cadre stratégique national de lutte contre le VIH/SIDA/IST en République du Congo 2005-2007, novembre 2002, 75 pages (National Programme to Combat AIDS, National Strategy to Combat HIV/AIDS/STI in the Republic of Congo 2005-2007, November 2002, 75 p.)



• Costa Rica
  1. Ley General No. 7771 de 29 abril de 1998 sobre el VIH-Sida
(General Act No. 7771 of 29 April 1998 on HIV/AIDS)
2. Reglamento No. 27894-S de 13 junio de 1999 de la Ley General No. 7771 de 1998 VIH-Sida (Decree No. 27894-S of 13 June 1999 issuing Regulations under HIV/AIDS Act No. 7771 of 1998)


• Côte d'Ivoire
  1. Ministère, Plan National de Lutte contre le VIH/SIDA 2002-2004 en Côte d'Ivoire, 150 pages (Ministry, National Strategic Plan to Combat HIV/AIDS 2002-2004 in Côte d'Ivoire, 150 p.)



• Croatia
  1. Gender Equality Act of 14 July 2003



• Cuba
  1. Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social, Resolución Nº 13 de 24 julio de 1997 (Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Resolution No. 13 of 24 July 1997)



• Cyprus
  1. Ministry of Health, HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan 2004-2008, 31 p.



• Czech Republic
  1. Labour Code No. 262/2006 Coll. of 21 April 2006



• Denmark
  1. Act No. 31 of 2005 to Prohibit Discrimination in the Labour Market (as amended up to Act No. 1542 of 2006) (in Danish)



• Djibouti
  1. Résolution n°06/AN/06/5ème L du juillet 2006 portant sur la lutte contre la pandémie du SIDA et la protection des personnes vivant avec le VIH/SIDA (Resolution No. 06/AN/06/5ème L of July 2006 to Combat the AIDS Epidemic and to Protect People Living with HIV/AIDS)

2. Loi n°174/AN/07/5ème L du 22 avril 2007 portant mesures protectrices adaptées à la situation des personnes vivant avec le VIH/Sida et des groupes vulnérables (Act No. 174 of 22 April 2007 to provide Protective Measures for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS and other Vulnerable Groups)


• Dominican Republic
  1. Ley del SIDA Nro.55-93 de 31 de Diciembre de 1993 (AIDS Act No. 55-93 of 31 December 1993)



• Ecuador
  1. Ley No. 2000-11 de 2 decimebre 1999 para la prevencion y asistencia integral de VIH/SIDA (Act No. 2000-11 of 2 December 1999 on the Prevention of HIV/AIDS and the Provision of Comprehensive Assistance)

2. Acuerdo Ministerial No 00398 de 13 julio de 2006 que prohibe despido a los trabajadores que padecen de VIH/Sida (Ministerial Agreement No. 00398 of 13 July 2006 Prohibiting the Dismissal of Workers with HIV/AIDS)


• Egypt
  1. Ministry of Health and Population/National AIDS Program, National Guidelines for the Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2006, 47 p.

2. Ministry of Health/National AIDS Program, National Guidelines for Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing, 2004, 25 p.


• El Salvador
  1. Ley No. 588 de 24 Octubre de 2001 de prevención y control de la infección provocada para el virus de inmunodeficiencia humana (Act No. 588 of 24 October 2001 to Prevent and Control Infections caused by HIV)



• Equatorial Guinea
  1. Cadre stratégique de lutte contre le SIDA en Guinée Equatoriale 2001-2005, 2002, 56 pages (National Strategic Framework to Combat AIDS in wquatorial guineas 2001-2005, 2002, 56 p.)



• Eritrea
  1. National Strategic Plan on HIV/AIDS/STIs 2003-2007, April 2003, 36 p.



• Estonia
  1. Regulation No. 20 of 18 March 1998 by the Minister of Social Affairs on Providing Drug Users (DUs) with Maintenance and Detoxification Treatment in various Phases



• Ethiopia
  1. Labour Proclamation No. 494/2006 of 29 June 2006 to provide the amendment of Labour Proclamation No. 377/2003 of 2004

2. Public sector: Federal Civil Servants Proclamation No. 515/2006 of 19 February 2007


• Fiji
  1. Employment Promulgation Act No. 27 of 1 October 2007

2. Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, Tourism & Environment, Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS in the Workplace, 2007, 73 p.


• Finland
  1. Non-Discrimination Act No. 21 of 20 January 2004 (as amended up to Act No. 50 of 20 January 2006)



• France
  1. Loi n°2006-396 du 31 mars 2006 pour l'égalité des chances (version consolidée au 07 mars 2007) (Act No. 396 of 31 March 2006 on Equal Opportunities (as amended up to 7 March 2007))



• Gabon
  1. Ministère de l'Education National, Plan d'action sectoriel de lutte contre les IST et le VIH/SIDA, 2001, 38 pages (Ministry of National Education, Sectoral Action Plan to Combat STI and HIV/AIDS, 2001, 38 p.)



• Georgia
  1. Government, National Strategic Plan of Action for HIV/AIDS Prevention in Georgia 2003-2007, 58 p.

2. Labour Code of 2006


• Germany
  1. Anti-Discrimination Act of 14 August 2006 (in German)

2. Federal Ministry of Health, Action Plan to Implement the Strategy of the Federal Government to Fight HIV/AIDS, March 2007, 88 p.


• Ghana
  1. National Tripartite Committee/Ghana AIDS Commission, National Workplace HIV/AIDS Policy, December 2004, 15 p.



• Greece
  1. Equal Treatment Act No. 3304 of 27 January 2005 (in Greek)



• Guatemala
  1. Ley general para el combate del VIH/AIDS y de la promoción, protección y defensa de los derechos humanos ante el VIH/SIDA, Decreto Numero 27 del 26 junio de 2000 (General Law to Combat HIV/AIDS and Promote, Protect and Defend the Human Rights of PLHIV adopted by Decree No. 27 of 26 June 2000)



• Guinea
  1. Ministère de l'emploi et la fonction publique, Plan national tripartite de lutte contre le VIH/SIDA dans le monde de travail, janvier 2003, 6 pages (Ministry of Labour and Public Functions, National Tripartite Plan to Combat HIV/AIDS in the World of Work, January 2003, 6 p.)

2. Loi no. L/2005/025/AN du 22 décembre 2005 relative à la prévention, la prise en charge et le contrôle de VIH/SIDA (Act No. L/2005/025/AN of 22 December 2005 on the Prevention, Treatment and Control of HIV/AIDS)


• Guinea-Bissau
  1. Declaracão nacional tripartida sobre o VIH/SIDA e as IST no meio de trabalho, de 8 dezembro de 2006, 4 p. (National Tripartite Declaration on HIV/AIDS and the Workplace, 8 December 2006, 4 p.)



• Guyana
  1. National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS 2002-2006, 30 p.



• Haiti
  1. Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (MSPP), Plan stratégique national pour la prévention et le contrôle des IST et du VIH/SIDA en Haïti 2002-2006, mars 2002, 88 pages (Ministry of Public Health and Population, National Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of STI and HIV/AIDS in Haiti 2002-2006, March 2002, 88 p.)



• Honduras
  1. Decreto No. 147-99 de 9 de septiembre de 1999 para aprobar Ley especial sobre VIH/SIDA (Decree No. 147-99 of 9 September 1999 to approve the Special HIV/AIDS Act)



• Hungary
  1. Act No. CXXV of 22 December 2003 on Equal Treatment and the Promotion of Equal Opportunities



• Iceland
  1. Act No. 96 of 9 May 2000 on Equal Status and Equal Rights for Women and Men



• India
  1. Joint Tripartite Statement of Commitment by the Central Trade Unions in India on the Prevention of HIV/AIDS in the World of Work, 2005

2. Indian Network of People Living with AIDS, Resolution, 2006, 1 p.


• Indonesia
  1. Tripartite Declaration and Commitment to combat HIV/AIDS in the World of Work, 25 February 2003, 1 p.

2. Decree No. KEP.68/MEN/2004 of 28 April 2004 on the Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS in the Workplace and Decision No. 20/DJPPK/VI/2005 of 2005 providing Technical Guidance on the Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS in the Workplace


• Ireland
  1. Equality Act No. 24 of 18 July 2004



• Israel
  1. Employment (Equal Opportunities) Act No. 5748 of 1988



• Italy
  1. Legge 135 - 5 Giugno 1990 Piano degli interventi urgenti in materia di prevenzione e lotta all'AIDS (Act No. 135 of 5 June 1990 on Urgent Measures to Prevent and Combat AIDS) (in Italian)



• Jamaica
  1. Ministry of Health, National Workplace Policy on HIV/AIDS, 2005, 36 p.



• Japan
  1. Act No. 114 of 2 October 1998 on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases (as amended up to Act No. 145 of 2003)

2. Notification No. 89 of 2 March 2006 providing Guidelines for the Prevention of Specified Infectious Diseases (in Japanese)


• Kazakhstan
  1. General Tripartite Agreement on HIV/AIDS for 2007-2008, 2006 (in Russian)



• Kenya
  1. HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act No. 14 of 30 December 2006



• Lao People's Democratic Republic
  1. National Committee for the Control of AIDS, National Strategy and Action Plan on HIV/AIDS/STI 2006-2010, February 2006, 30 p.



• Latvia
  1. Regulations No. 7 of 5 January 1999 on the Procedures for Registration of Infectious Diseases



• Lesotho
  1. Labour Code (Amendment) Act No. 5 of 2006

2. Ministry of Labour and Employment, Guidelines for the Implementation of the Labour Code Amendment Act No. 5 of 2006, 2007, 11 p.


• Lithuania
  1. Law No. IX-1826 of 18 November 2003 on Equal Treatment



• Luxembourg
  1. Ministère de la Santé, Stratégie et plan d'action en matière de lutte contre le VIH/SIDA 2006-2010, 2005, 67 pages (Ministry of Health, Strategy and Action Plan to Combat HIV/AIDS 2006-2010, 2005, 67 p.)



• Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
  1. Government, Macedonia HIV/AIDS National Strategy 2003-2006, July 2003, 68 p.



• Madagascar
  1. Déclaration tripartite sur la lutte contre les IST et le VIH/SIDA en milieu de travail, 26 Avril 2005, 4 pages (Tripartite Declaration on the Fight against STI and HIV/AIDS in the World of Work, 26 April 2005, 4 p.)

2. Loi N°2005-040 du 20 Février 2006 sur la lutte contre le VIH/SIDA et la protection des droits des personnes vivant avec le VIH/SIDA (Act No. 2005-040 of 20 February 2006 to Combat HIV/AIDS and to Protect the Rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS)
3. Décret N°2006-902 du 19 Décembre 2006 portant application de la loi N°2005-040 du 20 Février 2006 sur la lutte contre le SIDA et la protection des droits des personnes vivant avec le VIH/SIDA (Decree No. 2006-902 of 2006 to implement Act No. 2005-040 of 20 February 2006 to Combat AIDS and to Protect the Rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS)


• Malawi
  1. Government, Malawi National HIV/AIDS Policy, June 2003, 28 p.

2. National Transport Sector HIV/AIDS Committee (NATAC), HIV/AIDS Policy and Strategic Framework of Action for the Transport Sector in Malawi , June 2003, 14 p.


• Malaysia
  1. Ministry of Human Resources, Code of Practice on the Prevention and Management of HIV/AIDS at the Workplace , 2001, 13 p.



• Mali
  1. Loi N°06-028 du 29 Juin 2006 fixant les règles relatives à la prévention, à la prise en charges et au contrôle de VIH/SIDA (Act No. 06-028 of 29 June 2006 to Establish Rules for the Prevention, Treatment and Control of HIV/AIDS)



• Malta
  1. Employment and Industrial Relations Act No. 22 of 2 December 2002 (as amended up to Legal Notice 427 of 2007)



• Mauritius
  1. HIV and AIDS Act No. 31 of 22 December 2006



• Mexico
  1. Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-010-SSA2-1993, para la prevención y control de infección por virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (Fecha de publicación: 21 de junio de 2000) (Regulations NOM-010-SSA2-1993 of 1993 on the Prevention and Control of HIV Infection (as amended up to 21 June 2000))

2. Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-039-SSA2-2002, para la prevención y control de las infecciones de transmisión sexual, de 24 enero de 2003 (Regulations NOM-039-SSA2-2002 of 24 January 2003 on the Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections)


• Moldova, Republic of
  1. Act No. 23-XVI of 16 February 2007 on the Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS



• Mongolia
  1. Law on Prevention of HIV and AIDS of 13 May 2004



• Mozambique
  1. Lei núm. 5/2002 de 5 de Fevereiro de 2002 sobre HIV/AIDS y trabajadores (HIV/AIDS and Workers Act No. 5/2002 of 5 February 2002)

2. Lei do trabalho de 1 de Agosto de 2007 (Labour Code of 1 August 2007)


• Myanmar
  1. Ministry of Health, National Strategic Plan for Expansion and Upgrading of HIV/AIDS Activities in Myanmar 2001-2005, 13 p.



• Namibia
  1. Ministry of Labour, Guidelines No. 78 of 18 March 1998 for the Implementation of the National Code on HIV/AIDS in Employment, 1998, 5 p.

2. Namibia HIV/AIDS Charter of Rights of 2000, 6 p.


• Nepal
  1. Tripartite Declaration on HIV/AIDS at Workplaces in Nepal, 1 March 2005, 1 p.



• New Zealand
  1. Human Rights Act of 1993



• Nicaragua
  1. Ley No. 238 de 14 de octubre de 1996 de promoción, protección y defensa de los derechos humanos ante el Sida (Act No. 238 of 14 October 1996 to Promote, Protect and Defend the Human Rights of People Infected with HIV)

2. Reglamento No. 2378 de 20 de Octubre de 1999 de la Ley No. 238 de 14 de octubre de 1996 de promoción, protección y defensa de los derechos humanos ante el Sida (Regulation No. 2378 of 20 October 1999 of Act No. 238 of 14 October 1996 to Promote, Protect and Defend the Human Rights of People Infected with HIV)


• Niger
  1. Loi No. 2007-08 de 30 avril 2007 relative à la prévention, la prise en charge et le contrôle du VIH (Act No. 2007-08 of 30 April 2007 on the Prevention, Care and Control of HIV)



• Nigeria
  1. Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, National Workplace Policy on HIV/AIDS, April 2005, 25 p.

2. Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, Guidelines for the Implementation of the National Workplace Policy on HIV/AIDS, 2006, 21 p.


• Norway
  1. Working Environment Act No. 33 of 17 June 2005 (as amended up to Act No. 10 of 23 February 2007)



• Pakistan
  1. Employers' Federation of Pakistan, Statement of Commitments to the following Key Ten Principles of the ILO's Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS , dated 18 September 2006, 2 p.



• Panama
  1. Ley General No 3 de 5 enero de 2000 sobre las infecciones de transmisión sexual, el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana y el sida (General Act No. 3 of 5 January 2000 on STD, HIV and AIDS)



• Papua New Guinea
  1. HIV/AIDS Management and Prevention Act No. 4 of 2 July 2003



• Peru
  1. Ley N° 26626 de 19 de junio de 1996 (Act No. 26626 of 19 June 1996)



• Philippines
  1. Employers Confederation of the Philippines, Managing HIV/AIDS in the Workplace: Employers Handbook for Action, 2007, 88 p.



• Poland
  1. National AIDS Centre, Schedule for Implementation of the National Programme for Combating AIDS and Preventing HIV Infections for the Years 2007-2011, 2006, 58, p.



• Portugal
  1. Lei n.o 18/2004 de 11 de Maio de 2004 da igualdade de tratamento entre as pessoas (Equal Opportunities Act No. 18 of 11 May 2004)



• Romania
  1. Act No. 584 of 29 October 2002 on Measures to Prevent the Spread of HIV and to Protect Persons infected with HIV or Suffering from AIDS (in Romanian)



• Russian Federation
  1. Federal Act of 1 August 1995 on the Prevention and Spread in the Russian Federation of Diseases caused by HIV Infection

2. Declaration of National Agreement of Tripartite Partners on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work, 2005, 1 p.
3. Tripartite Agreement of 10 November 2005 between the Government of the Moscow Region, the Moscow Region Unions' Council and the Moscow Region Employers' Union for 2006-08 , 2 p.
4. Murmansk Region Tripartite Agreement for 2006-08, 2005, 1 p.


• Rwanda
  1. Commission Nationale de Lutte contre le SIDA (CNLS), Plan Stratégique Multisectoriel de Lutte contre le VIH et le SIDA 2005-2009, 2005, 95 pages (National Committee to Combat AIDS (CNLS), National Strategic Multisectoral Policy to Combat HIV and AIDS for 2005-2009, 2005, 95 p.)



• Saint Kitts and Nevis
  1. Ministry of Health, HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Project, 2002, 5 p.



• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  1. Ministry of Health and the Environment, HIV/AIDS/STI National Strategic Plan 2004-2009, 35 p.



• Sao Tome and Principe
  1. Estratégia nacional de redução da probreza: Programa de acções prioritárias 2006-2008, 2005, 240 páginas (National Strategy Plan to Combat Poverty: Priority Programmes for 2006-2008, 6 December 2005, 240 p.)



• Senegal
  1. Conseil National de la Lutte contre le SIDA (CNLS), Plan Stratégique 2002-2006 de Lutte contre le SIDA, 64 pages (National Council to Combat AIDS (CNLS), National Strategic Plan to Combat HIV/AIDS 2002-2006, 64 p.)



• Serbia
  1. Ministry of Health, National Strategy for the Fight against HIV/AIDS 2005-2010, January 2005, 32 p.



• Seychelles
  1. Employment (Amendment) Act No. 4 of 25 April 2006



• Sierra Leone
  1. National HIV/AIDS Secretariat, Sierra Leone Workplace Policy on HIV/AIDS, December 2006, 32 p.



• Singapore
  1. Business Coalition on AIDS in Singapore, Workplace Manual on Managing HIV/AIDS in Singapore, November 2002, 43 p.



• Slovakia
  1. Labour Code Act No. 311 of 28 June 2001 (as amended up to 28 June 2007)



• Slovenia
  1. Act of 6 May 2004 Implementing the Principle of Equal Treatment



• Somalia
  1. Republic of Somaliland, National Policy HIV/AIDS and STI Prevention and Control , 2003, 6 p.



• South Africa
  1. Basic Conditions of Employment Act No. 75 of 26 November 1997

2. Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 19 October 1998
3. Medical Schemes Act No. 131 of 20 November 1998
4. Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act No. 4 of 9 February 2000
5. Department of Labour, Code of Practice on Key Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Employment, December 2000, 16 p.
6. Employment Equity Regulations No. 480 of 26 May 2006


• Spain
  1. Ley Orgánica 3/2007, de 22 de marzo de 2007, para la igualdad efectiva de mujeres y hombres (Act No. 3 of 22 march 2007 on Equal Opportunities between Women and Men)



• Sri Lanka
  1. National Tripartite Declaration on Prevention of HIV/AIDS at Workplaces in Sri Lanka, 3 April 2007, 3 p.



• Swaziland
  1. Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Policy Document on HIV/AIDS and STD Prevention and Control, 1998, 12 p.

2. Tripartite Declaration to Combat HIV/AIDS at Workplaces in Swaziland, 15 May 2006, 1 p.


• Sweden
  1. Anti-Discrimination Act No. 307 of 5 June 2003 (as amended up to Act No. 69 of 2006) (in Swedish)



• Switzerland
  1. Swiss Federal Office for Public Health, National HIV/AIDS Programme 2004-2008 , December 2003, 89 p.



• Tajikistan
  1. Programme on the Response to the Epidemic of HIV in the Republic of Tajikistan for the Period 2007-2010, approved by Resolution No. 86 of 3 March 2007, 38 p.



• Tanzania, United Republic of
  1. Prime Minister's Office, National Policy on HIV/AIDS, September 2001, 55 p.

2. Employment and Labour Relations Act No. 6 of 4 June 2004


• Thailand
  1. Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, Code of Practice on Prevention and Management of HIV/AIDS in the Establishment, 7 January 2005, 19 p.



• Timor-Leste
  1. Ministry of Health, National Strategic Plan for a Comprehensive and Multi-Sectoral Response to HIV/AIDS/STI 2002-2005, 19 p.



• Togo
  1. Déclaration du 28 juillet 2004 de consensus national tripartite concernant le VIH/SIDA sur le lieu de travail, 2 pages (National Tripartite Consensus Declaration concerning HIV/AIDS at the Workplace, 28 July 2004, 2 p.)

2. Loi No. 2005-012 du 14 Décembre 2005 portant protection des personnes en matière de VIH/SIDA (Act No. 2005-012 of 14 December 2005 to Protect People Living with HIV/AIDS)


• Trinidad and Tobago
  1. Office of the Prime Minister, Five-Year National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan: January 2004 - December 2008, December 2003, 132 p.



• Turkmenistan
  1. Regulations of 7 June 1995 on HIV/AIDS Testing in Turkmenistan



• Uganda
  1. Employment Act No. 6 of 24 May 2006



• Ukraine
  1. Act No. 1972-12 of 3 March 1972 on the Prevention of AIDS and Social Protection of the Population (as amended up to 1998)



• United Kingdom
  1. Disability Discrimination Act of 7 April 2005



• United States of America
  1. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990



• Uzbekistan
  1. Regulations of 14 November 1991 on Medical Testing to Reveal Infection by HIV/AIDS and on Preventive Observation



• Vanuatu
  1. NZaid/Vanuatu, Development Programme Strategy 2006-2010, New Zealand Agency for International Development, June 2006, 42 p.



• Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
  1. Ley de 2003 orientado a Prevenir, Controlar, Educar y Sensibilizar a la población en cuanto a la infección por VIH (Act of 2003 to provide for Prevention, Control, Education and Sensitize the public in respect of HIV infection)



• Viet Nam
  1. Law No. 64/2006/QH11 of 29 June 2006 on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control

2. Decree No. 108/2007/ND-CP2 of 26 June 2007 detailing the Implementation of a number of Articles of the Law on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control


• Zambia
  1. Ministry of Health, National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Policy, February 2002, 31 p.



• Zimbabwe
  1. National Employment Council for the Mining Industry, HIV/AIDS Policy for the Mining Sector, 2006, 24 p.

2. Zimbabwe Labour Relations (HIV and AIDS) Regulations of 1998
3. Labour Act No. 16 of 1985 (as amended up to 1 February 2006)
4. Labour (National Employment Code of Conduct) Regulations, 2006