Abuja — Minister of Labour, Dr. Hassan Mohammed Lawal, has kicked against the stigmatisation of people living with HIV/Aids in workplaces, lamenting that such action was "illegal and against fundamental principles and right at work".
Dr. Hassan who was speaking at the British American Tobacco Africa and Middle East HIV/AIDS conference held at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, yesterday said employers of labour must stop discriminating against workers who are HIV positive and urged them to increase their annual budget in the area of HIV/Aids prevention campaigns within the workforce.
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