Developing a national skills forecasting tool for South Africa
As part of its National Skills Development Strategy, the Department of Labour commissioned a research project on the feasibility of developing forecasting models and tools to identify future skill needs in South Africa. The first phase of the project involved a review of international best practice and of existing data and previous approaches to this…
read more >>Relationship Between Labour Market Dynamics and HIV/AIDS Prevalence in South Africa: A Literature Review
Vass reviews the contribution of current research and literature to an understanding of the relationship between labour market dynamics and HIV/AIDS prevalence in South Africa. It highlights and assesses the extent to which those factors that are regarded as determinants of HIV susceptibility, AIDS vulnerability and prevalence, interact with differentiation in the labour market. The…
read more >>The Impact of HIV/Aids
Vass assesses the impact of HIV/AIDS on the South African labour market. While a number of socio-economic factors affect human resources development, HIV/AIDS has a disproportionately negative impact on the economically active population, on Africans and on women. Thus it exacerbates existing structural inequalities. The impact is projected to occur unevenly across companies and sectors,…
read more >>Policy Versus Reality: A Preliminary Assessment of the South African Code of Good Practice on HIV/AIDS and Key Aspects of Employment
Vass explores the role and effectiveness of a specific HIV/AIDS policy response by the Department of Labour, the 2000 Code of Good Practice on Key Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Employment. As a qualitative study, she reflects on the experiences of intermediaries (AIDS management service providers and trade union HIV/AIDS coordinators), and points towards a set…
read more >>Managing HIV Risk in the Workplace: Learning from SMEs
“The effective management of HIV/AIDS in the workplace is critical to reducing the negative consequences of the epidemic for the economy. This study, which is part of the Human Sciences Research Council’s research programme on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the labour market, provides six case studies on the impact and management of HIV/AIDS in the…
read more >>The Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Labour Market in South Africa
The structure and functioning of the labour market are key mechanisms for addressing developmental inequities in South Africa. Much of the current analysis on labour market trends does not consider HIV/AIDS, which has a crucial impact on efforts to redress inequities, especially for historically disadvantaged and vulnerable groupings. Vass outlines the main anticipated effects of…
read more >>The Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Health Sector. National Survey of Health Personnel, Ambulatory and Hospital Patients and Health Facilities
South Africa is estimated to have the highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world. Given the impact of HIV/AIDS on society, and the need for policies on assisting those living with the disease, the Human Sciences Research Council and the National School of Public Health at the Medical University of South Africa…
read more >>HIV/AIDS and the Economy. A Sectoral Impact of HIV/AIDS in South Africa: A Quantitative Analysis
“This paper forms part of a broader project to assess labour market dynamics in South Africa in the context of HIV/AIDS. It reports on a quantitative analysis combining demographic modelling with data from the 1996 census and the 1998 and 1999 October Household Surveys. Van den Heever isolates the impact of HIV/AIDS on economic sectors…
read more >>A Review of the SA Automobile Assembly and Component Manufacturing Sector in the Context of HIV/Aids
This paper forms part of the Human Sciences Research Council’s research programme on the impact of HIV/Aids on critical economic sectors. The automotive sector has been described as a ‘star performer’ in the South African economy, given its drive towards global competitiveness and its recent growth in output, real fixed investment and export. It is…
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