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Article

27 Aug 2006

Author:
Jamaica Gleaner

Companies commit to ending HIV prejudice [Jamaica]

Some 22 companies have now signed agreements committing to stamp out AIDS discrimination in the workplace, says the Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF). JEF has been organising workshops, in collaboration with health and labour organisations, for the companies that have endorsed a "corporate values statement" requiring them to implement policies to deal with HIV/ AIDS discrimination...The 22 companies: American Airlines, Bank of Nova Scotia, Cable and Wireless, Capital and Credit Merchant Bank [part of Capital & Credit Financial Group], Carreras Group, Caymanas Track Limited, GraceKennedy, Guardian Life [part of Guardian Holdings], Island Grill, Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Shipping Association of Jamaica, National Commercial Bank, Pan Jamaican Investment/Jamaica Property Company, Pepsi Cola Ja. Bottling Company, Red Stripe [part of Diageo], RJR Communications, Terra Nova All Suites Hotel, Citibank, Jamaica Money Market Brokers, Life of Jamaica, Manpower Maintenance Services, SuperClubs.