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Document ID (ISN)103004
CIS number 04-227
ISBN(s) 92-2-115824-1
Year 2004
Convention or series no.
Title HIV/AIDS and work: Global estimates, impact and response
Bibliographic information ILO Publications, International Labour Office, 1211 Genève 22, Switzerland, 2004. xii, 99p. Illus. 149 ref. Price: CHF 25.00.
Internet access http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/trav/aids/publ/global_est/glob_report_2004rev.pdf [in English]
Abstract This report presents the estimates by the ILO of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the working population of 50 countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as in more developed regions. Contents: global estimates of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the world of work; macroeconomic impact; impact of HIV/AIDS in the private and public sectors, agriculture and informal economy; impact on women and children; policy implications; response to HIV/AIDS in the world of work.
Descriptors (primary) ILO; plant safety and health organization; immunodeficiency syndrome; virus diseases
Descriptors (secondary) informal sector; women, children, young persons; national organization; developing countries; contagion; economic aspects; agriculture; report
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceILO
Subject(s) Generalities
Broad subject area(s) Biological hazards
Browse category(ies) HIV/AIDS
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)