TB Free Work Place Policy Framework

TB work place policy by the Corporate Organizations:

Workplace policies should be developed in a participatory manner with the active involvement of senior management and representatives of workers.

Key principles for developing a workplace policy:

• Recognition of TB as workplace issue
• Bipartite approach (working with management and worker’s representatives)
• Gender equality       
• Protection of the rights of workers
• Non-discrimination
• Confidentiality  
• Continuation of employment
• Prevention
• Treatment, care and support

Benefit of an ideal TB Free workplace policy:

• Commitment to corporate action
• Guarantees adherence to pertinent national laws and regulations on TB care
• States a standard of behaviour for all employees (whether infected or not);
• Provides guidance to supervisors and managers;
• Enables workers diagnosed with TB to understand the support and care they will receive, increasing the likelihood that they will adhere to the appropriate treatment.
• Helps to control the spread of TB in the workplace
• Assists the organization in planning for TB prevention and control, which ultimately results in cost savings.

Models of TB Free Workplace policies:

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