BRCS boss join calls for workplace AIDS law

Mbere spoke while launching a book by Justice Key Dingake of the Lobatse High Court. The book titled 'Legal aspects of HIV/AIDS at the workplace in Botswana and South Africa' is published by Pula Press. Mbere said Dingake's book could be of use to employers, customers and lawmakers in the fight against HIV/AIDS. She said that that the country's constitution is too old and needed to be changed to protect employees.
She said Botswana has ratified a number of International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions on the elimination of all forms of discrimination and hence a law to protect employees with HIV/AIDS is long overdue.

"Such legislation should not be difficult to enact," said Mbere
She congratulated Dingake for the book, stating that Botswana is lucky to have people like him who care about other's dignity. She said that dignity is one of the four Ds outlined by President Ian Khama as part of his roadmap when he took power.