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Figure 3. Age-wise loss in the active labour force302520151050-51990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020labour force is still expected to grow, increasedmortality due to HIV/AIDS will result in fewerpersons of working age than would be the casein a no-AIDS scenario.15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54Figure 4. Gender-wise population distribution due to HIV/AIDSii. Projected active labour force, by gender8007006005004003002001000Males1985Males1990Males1995Males2000Males2005Males2010Males2015Males2020Populationwith AIDSPopulationwithoutAIDSThe projections in Figure 4 show theactive labour force from 1985 to 2020, butdisaggregated by gender. For the year 2005,the projections show a loss of 488,000 womenand 480,000 men. Even though Swaziland willlose a higher proportion of women than menfrom the total population, it can be seen that,within the labour force, more men will be lost.Furthermore, in the absence of AIDS, the malelabour force is projected to grow much morethan the female one.Figure 5. Age-specific impact of HIV/AIDS on the active labour force180160140120100806015-2425-3435-4445-54402001985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020iii. Projected age-specific effects on the activelabour forceFigure 5 shows the percentage loss due toAIDS, by different age groups. It can be seenthat the age group 25–34 is projected to havethe highest loss due to HIV/AIDS. The result is agreater number of young workers in the labourforce than older ones. The loss due to HIV/AIDS is also seen in the younger age groups(15–24-year-olds), but, in the later years of theprojection, the 25–34-year-old age group willlose a greater percentage of its work force, andwill grow at a slower rate than the other groups.In effect, the labour force will get younger dueto HIV/AIDS. This effect would be even morepronounced if one added to these estimatesthe entry into the overall labour force theincreasing number of young orphaned childrenunder the age of 15.6Swaziland: HIV/AIDS work and development
The above-mentioned estimates lead to thefollowing conclusions:• The Swaziland labour force will grow muchmore slowly over the coming decades dueto HIV/AIDS, with both fewer women andmen in the active labour force.• The age distribution of both the populationand the labour force will continue to bedrastically changed by HIV/AIDS, consistingof the very young and the old who will haveto work more because an entire generationwill be lost in the middle-age groups.• Given that the estimated number of 35,000orphans (UNAIDS 2001) is expectedto increase to 85,900 by 2006 11 , thelabour force situation will be even moreserious, with large numbers of childrenentering the labour force very ill-preparedin terms of their health and educationalcharacteristics. These orphans will requireadditional assistance and resources inorder to be integrated into society, otherwisethe increasing orphan problem will have anegative impact on social and economicdevelopment.11..Whiteside A, Wood G (1994) The Socio-Economic Impact of AIDS in Swaziland, Government ofSwaziland, Mbabane.Swaziland: HIV/AIDS work and development7
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