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At work: As HIV/AIDS affects the economically active population, many enterprises will be confronted with increased labour costs and a decline in productivity. In the community: HIV/AIDS leads to slowing down economic growth and great pressure on public spending for health services and social security. It systematically undermines the gains and decades of investment in human resources, education and health. What measures can be taken to reduce the risk and impact? Safe sex should be promoted among the sexual active population and people should be made aware that there is no risk of infection from casual contact. Enterprises should concentrate action on establishing a workplace programme to: • Raise awareness among workers about HIV/AIDS and focus on preventive measures • Zero tolerance for discrimination related to HIV/AIDS status 157
Briefing Note 9 Violation of Rights at Work: File a Complaint This briefing note is of special relevance to workers, covered under the Labour Code, in other words formal sector workers. It specifies the rules for solving problems at workplaces such as factories and companies in the private sector. Informal sector workers, and the groups excluded from this legislation may find the information useful as it illustrates the process of the steps to take in conflict resolution and the settlement of disputes. Rights of workers are formulated in the Labour Code 1997. Article 1 defines to which workers the law applies: This law applies to every enterprise or establishment of industry, mining, commerce, crafts, agriculture, services, land or water transportation, whether public, semi-public or private, nonreligious or religious, whether they are of professional education or charitable characteristics as well as the liberal profession of associations or groups of any nature whatsoever. This law shall not apply to: - Judges of the Judiciary - Persons to a permanent post in the public service - Personnel of the police, army, military police, - Personnel serving in the air and marine transportation - Domestic or household servants, unless otherwise expressly specified under this law The last two categories however, are entitled to apply the provisions on freedom of union under the law. In case of any violation of rights at work, workers who are protected by the Labour Code 1997 (see above) can complain. The procedures are different for individual and collective disputes. A brief guideline is given below. 1. Individual dispute Try to solve the problem first within the enterprise: - if there is a grievance procedure in the enterprise: follow this procedure - go to your direct supervisor - go to the management of the enterprise - go to your trade union If this does not solve the problem you can file a complaint with: - a conciliator of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour Vocational Training and Youth Rehabilitation (MOSALVY). This is a voluntary procedure, the Ministry acts as an intermediate and cannot force anything. The procedure is free of charge. - The Court, this can be a second step but you can also go straight to court. The process is lengthy and can be expensive. It may be difficult but can be the only option to expose a ‘wrong’ and justify a ‘right’. Landmark judgements by courts have led to real changes in society, due to their effects on public awareness and societal debate on what a country stands for or strives for. 158
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Contents Foreword..................
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25. No to forced labour, yes to fre
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Chapter 1 About this Manual 1.1 Int
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Objective: Gives the main learning
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In gender and women workers’ righ
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2.3 Adult learning Most of the part
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Contents Questions regarding the co
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2.9 The first day The first day is
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Learning objectives After the sessi
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Situation cards: Marriage Men gambl
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Use the following questions in the
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Situation cards: set 1 A woman does
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Again, emphasize that changes are p
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Step 2 • Ask both groups to sit d
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3.2 2. Values and Attitudes - State
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- Did everybody have the same opini
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3.3 Division of Work Step 1: What d
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Both men and women play multiple ro
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Exercise Step 1 • Divide the part
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Related sessions and briefing notes
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Step 2 • Discuss how the existing
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Exercise Step 1 • Explain to the
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Make clear that decision making pow
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4.1 Rights and Responsibilities Obj
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Step 4 • Explain the terms “bas
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Reasons often heard for not doing a
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Exercise Step 1 • Ask the partici
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Card 1: No to Suppression of Freedo
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Card 5: Maternity Protection (pictu
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Song 3. Cruel Suffering of the Work
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Step 3 • Tell the participants th
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The following case is an example of
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Story two: A group of women workers
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The number of female members in som
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No child should have to work No chi
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story 2: Kolab, 12 years old, flowe
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Related sessions and briefing notes
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How to make the circle of debt: Exe
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Situations in which people often ne
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• Place a green fiche when the an
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4.9 Migrant Workers Objectives •
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Story and questions for each square
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What do you think will happen to th
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4.10 Trafficking Objectives • To
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The strategies traffickers often us
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• Explain the meaning of the 4 co
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Rest period There are no official r
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• Explain the meaning of the 4 co
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4.12 Workers with Family Responsibi
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- What do they think of the role of
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4.13 Maternity Protection Objective
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Step 4 • Show the last card: term
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Page 116 and 117: 4.16 Domestic Violence Objectives
Page 118 and 119: At work: Violence causes immediate
Page 120 and 121: Step 4 • Explain where to go in c
Page 122 and 123: Facts and myths about rape Myth: Ra
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Page 126 and 127: 4.19 HIV/AIDS and Work Objectives
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Page 130 and 131: HIV/AIDS at work HIV/AIDS is a work
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Page 136 and 137: Briefing Note 1 Training Methods Th
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Page 140 and 141: Briefing Note 2 Gender Equality 16
Page 142 and 143: Gender stereotypes Gender gap Gende
Page 144 and 145: Briefing Note 4 Key Principles for
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Page 152 and 153: Gender Equality at Work Equal right
Page 154 and 155: What are the results of stress? For
Page 156 and 157: At work: The use of alcohol and dru
Page 160 and 161: 2. Collective dispute It can be eas
Page 162 and 163: International Labour Standards: a s
Page 164 and 165: Glossary Abortion Benefit Bonded la
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Page 168 and 169: List of Useful Organizations Nation
Page 170 and 171: Cambodian HIV/AIDS Education and Ca
Page 172 and 173: For General Information and Referra
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