Paper 3 · Population and Labour
Migrant labour in mining, commercial farming and cross-border haulage helps spread HIV and AIDS because
Amigrant workers are paid their wages in cash each month rather than by transfer into a bank account
Bworkers live away from their families for long periods and carry infection between two homes
Cemployers in these industries are required by law to house workers in single rooms
Dthese industries employ mainly older workers, who are less likely to seek testing
Explanation: Months of separation from a spouse encourage additional partners both at the workplace and at home, and the worker then moves between the two. That is why infection travels along transport corridors and out of the mining and farming compounds into the rural areas the workers come from.
Derived from ZIMSEC Economics 4050/3 Paper 3, June 2023, Q1