HIV/AIDS
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HIV/AIDS

Although the countries of Central and Eastern Europe do not show the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS of some African countries, there is a great danger of escalating rates of infection. The challenge is to keep the prevalence as low as it is now, or lower. But it is generally acknowledged that the window of opportunity for responding to the potential epidemic in the region is closing, and it may be too late in 1.5-2 years' time. It is therefore critically important to act now to combat the stigma, discrimination, and unlawful dismissal that is associated with the disease in the region, as well as to provide information and education campaigns at the workplace and improve infected workers' access to social benefits and health care.

Highlights

  1. New Project

    Strengthen the enabling environment for scaling up HIV prevention in the world of work to combat HIV-related stigma and discrimination
    August 1, 2011

    The project will improve HIV and AIDS legal and policy frameworks of Bosnia and Herzegovina to ensure the effective protection of rights of people living with HIV based on the ILO Recommendation No. 200.

  2. Press release

    ILO and private sector representatives from Moldova are involved in HIV/AIDS prevention
    April 6, 2010

    RED UNION FENOSA is one of Moldova's biggest employers and among the first to set up a successful HIV prevention programme, now promoted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as a model for other public-private sector companies to follow. Concerned to protect its workforce of over 1300 people, RED UNION FENOSA launched a number of HIV prevention activities in collaboration with the ILO in 2007.

What's new

  1. New ILO project will ensure the effective protection of rights of people living with HIV in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    12 December 2011

    A stakeholders meeting was organized by the International Labour Office (ILO) to review the implementation of the ILO project “Strengthening the enabling environment for scaling up HIV prevention in the world of work to combat HIV-related stigma and discrimination” on 12th December 2011 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  2. Strengthening the cooperation on HIV/AIDS workplace prevention in Ukraine

    03 March 2011

    The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the International Labour Office (ILO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the 3rd of March, 2011 in Ukraine. The objective of the Memorandum is to facilitate the existing cooperation between the ILO and GIZ in the area of HIV workplace prevention through regular consultation, exchange of information, research, training and coordination of efforts.

  3. ILO and private sector representatives from Moldova are involved in HIV/AIDS prevention

    06 April 2010

    RED UNION FENOSA is one of Moldova's biggest employers and among the first to set up a successful HIV prevention programme, now promoted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as a model for other public-private sector companies to follow. Concerned to protect its workforce of over 1300 people, RED UNION FENOSA launched a number of HIV prevention activities in collaboration with the ILO in 2007.

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