Student Number : 9904829N -
MA research report -
School of Social Science -
Faculty of Humanities / This research examines a possible welfare role of transport trade unions in
the face of HIV/AIDS, particularly in the trucking industry. It uses SATAWU
as a case study to see what the union, as a transport union, is doing to fight
the spread of HIV in the industry. This study was motivated by a lack of
previous research on the subject and also the claim of some studies that
truck drivers are partly responsible for the spread of HIV in rural Southern
Africa. The research was done through in-depth interviews with SATAWU
officials, members of the Road Freight Association, truck drivers and other
stakeholders.
The main argument in this research is that although government has
policies and programmes in place to fight the spread of HIV, there are
certain things the unions can do to help seeing that they have more
influence on the workers and they have easier access to them. The study
examines programmes that are already in place and what is still lacking
especially in relation to union involvement. The research also investigates
union involvement in existing programmes and establishes what truck
drivers and their families think should be done to fight the scourge and its
aftermath. SATAWU remains remotely involved despite the spread of the
scourge among truckers and the effects thereof on the family. Truckers
remain vulnerable and so are their families.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/2145 |
| Date | 28 February 2007 |
| Creators | Lebese, Catherine Salaminah |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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