BONELA commends govt on amending Employment Act

The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) has hailed government for amending the Employment Act, which previously permitted sexual orientation and health status as a basis for dismissal from one's employ.

BONELA says the move is likely to uproot stigma and discrimination within the workplace on the basis of one's sexual orientation or health status, such as HIV.

BONELA's Coordinator of the Prevention and Research Initiative for Sexual Minorities Felistus Motimedi says the move by government shows that 'our leaders are determined to fight institutional discrimination targeted towards sexual minorities and will go a long way in eventually eliminating discrimination of this 'at risk population' within society and other service oriented institutions'. 

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