Johannesburg, 3 July 2009 (Plus News) In Namibia the hotel employer had taken their 22 hotel workers to doctor and test their blood for HIV aids without their assent.

The Oshakati Country Lodge in northern Namibia owner in February 2000 hired a doctor to conduct HIV tests on all lodge’s employees. They deceived their employees because when they asked about the nature of the test they told that it was general hygiene test.

The test report were displaced on notice boards in the lodge’s kitchen and reception area according to the Linda Dumba Chikalu, the Lawyer handling the case of the AIDS Law Unit in the Legal Association Centre (LAC) in Windhoek, the capital. The employees’ positive HIV still not informed but only advised to visit a doctor. The lodge owner and doctor violated the workers rights to privacy and dignity as guaranteed by the country’s constitution. The LAC is in quest of monetary compensation for the suffering practiced by 22 employees of hotel.

The CHikalu said that she was confidant about the result of the case, which she predicted would set an important example. “I foresee ... employers' attitudes towards employees will change; they'll start respecting people's rights and respecting their dignity.”

In Windhoek between 20 and 30 July the case will heard by the High Court.