Abstract
In order to explore the meaning of the working experiences of PLWHA(People Living with HIV/AIDS) who worked in a social enterprise, a social economy organization, this study analyzed in-depth interview data of 9 PLWHA using a content analysis method. As a result of the analysis, the experience of working in a social enterprise of PLWHA has 14 concepts, such as ‘the beginning of a human life’, ‘a protective workplace’, ‘half independence due to the cost of treatment’, and ‘constant prejudice and discrimination’. Four sub-categories, including ‘living again as a working person’, and the main category of ‘standing up as a member of society’ were derived. The study participants were standing in front of the road to society again with expectations and fears about whether they could live as members of society through work in social enterprises despite stigma, prejudice, and suffering from disease. Based on the research results, it was suggested that HIV/AIDS-related welfare policies should be expanded from disease response to consider the economic activities and social return of PLWHA.
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