Johnson Controls Trim Plant: Uitenhage

Presenter: Jill Cawse

Doing it with a Partner!Doing it with a Partner!

The Company - JC Trim Plant

• Manufacturer of Seat Covers/Trim, supplier to VWSA, GMSA

• Employs 641 permanent employees• 50% female workforce• Previous HIV/AIDS workplace activities limited impact• Partnership with AIDC October 2006 to December

2007.

Objectives of Partnership

• Senior Leadership commitment

• Baseline data including a KAPB survey, Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA)

• Develop and implement HIV/AIDS and Wellness programme

• Internal capacity to ensure sustainability

• M&E for effectiveness of workplace interventions

AIDC Responsibilities

• Project Management through hands-on involvement• Provide technical support through:

– Planning and capacity building– Advice and support on

HIV/AIDS implementation

• Provide a SABCOHA HIV/AIDS toolkit

AIDC Responsibilities

• Train & Develop HIV/AIDS Coordinator• M&E Implementation• Meet regularly with

Coordinator & Role Players

• Appoint and train HIV/AIDS Coordinator• Facilitate and participate in implementation• Establish a consultative structure for programme

development including policy review• Maintain continuous

communication with the AIDC

Company Responsibilities

Company Responsibilities

• Ensure implementation and sustainability through:– Training of senior management team, peer

educators, steering committee and employees– The availability and promotion of HIV/AIDS policy– Integrate systems and structures to ensure

sustainability– Implement systems for peer education and IEC

Joint Responsibilities

• Ensure the process is adhered to

• Joint funding for the rollout and implementation of the HIV/AIDS Workplace programme

Project Activities

Assessment and Planning Phase:• Situational Analysis and Assessment• Operational planning• KAPB Survey• Conduct CBA (SABCOHA-GTZ contribution)

Implementation Phase:• Training:

– Leadership Awareness– Coordinator – HIV/AIDS Steering Committee – Peer Educator

• Policy review and implementation• Monitoring and Evaluation Tool

Project Update

• Situational Analysis and Assessment• Operational planning• KAPB Survey (NMMU Danie Venter, Jennifer Bowler Labour Relations

Human Resources Unit)

• Policy reviewed and implemented• Training• CBA –being piloted in Johnson Controls by

SABCOHA-GTZ contribution.

Assessment Outcomes

• Management desired Strategic approach – commitment was there

• Policy for 2 years, never implemented• Coordinator had left the company• No steering committee or consultation evident• No baseline data• Very limited awareness efforts, WAD• Limited OSH awareness

Assessment Outcomes

• Onsite primary health not aligned with workplace efforts

• No psycho/social services onsite• Male condoms distributed from one site – medical

centre• No onsite VCT services available• All employees on medical aid, no data• No community initiatives• Organisational culture supportive

Ongoing Implementation

• Preparation for VCT (sensitisation of workforce, using peer educators and direct training)

• VCT onsite during May 2007• Ensure treatment options (medical aid) widely

promoted to ensure management of HIV positive employees

• Conduct review of health care services• Advocacy and external promotion of workplace

efforts

Policy Reviewed & Implemented

Outcomes of KAPB

• Broad level of knowledge was good but lacked the detail

• 65% indicated that threat of HIV had changed sexual practices

• 96% responsibility for preventing transmission lay with “Yourself”

• 23% engaged in sex whilst influenced by alcohol• 91% would use a condom outside of steady partner

relationship, 90% to prevent virus

Outcomes of KAPB

• 84% willing to take test• 93% indicated importance of partner test• 60% had taken a test• 31% had tested for STI• 98% would use condom if HIV+• 99.5% important to seek treatment if HIV+• 81% would register DMP if HIV+• Stigma and discrimination gap, 91.7% comfortable

to work with HIV+ but only 45% felt that their colleagues would be comfortable if they were HIV+

Capacity / Resources

• Training:– Leadership Awareness (8 inc Directors)– Coordinator (2)– HIV/AIDS Steering Committee (7 including union reps)– Peer Educators (16)– Direct Employees (497)

• Nursing staff increased services for shifts Feb 07• Recruitment of Social Worker Feb 07• Now 2 qualified VCT nurses onsite

It’s about people…

• Driven and passionatecoordinator, well-placed in organisation

• Production Manager as champion

• Highly effective steering committee operating as team• Highly motivated and skilled peer educators• Well coordinated and resourced peer educator

system (Social Worker)

Peer Educator System

Johnson Controls do it as a team…Peer Educators, MD, Production Manager, Social Worker/Peer Educator Coordinator, Guest speaker living with HIV, Coordinator – launch of VCT

Communication

VCT Awareness Efforts

• Peer Educator sessions• Dr Nojoko addressed

workforce on treatment and wellness

• Launch – MD, Guest speakers

• Information sessions held for majority of workforce

• Competition for participants• T-shirts provided

VCT Results

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Total Workforce

# Attending Info Sessions

# Tested

# HIV Positive

Est. Registered with DMP

% on DMP

% Uptake from Info Sessions

% Workforce Tested

Prevelance Indicator (%)

A Strategic Approach – External Advocacy

• Senior Management participated in EC SABCOHA strategy planning session

• Joined SABCOHA in May 2007

• Peer Educators participated in SABCOHA Peer Educator launch Feb 2007

Future

• Sustain programme with needs-based wellness approach

• Increase uptake on DMP• Strengthen M&E component• Line manager buy-in• Communication (KAPB outcomes), – focus on key

messages, treatment, relationships, stigma• Peer educators develop as wellness agents

Future

• Promote ongoing VCT onsite services as part of health services• Extend programme to

other plants (JC JIT plant signed up for next cluster)

• Supply chain support programme

• Community component• Participate in external

forum such as SABCOHA, local business coalition

To begin a journey one must have courage; to finish a journey one must have

perseverance.

Alex Sung