Features

2009

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   World AIDS Day

   ‘Coming out’ from isolation, stigma and discrimination in the Caribbean

   30 November 2009

   The world’s current economic woes have already forced some governments to curtail HIV/AIDS programmes. This is why World AIDS Day focuses on universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support as a fundamental human right this year. For the ILO, the workplace is at the centre of efforts to guarantee this right. ILO Online reports from ILO HIV/AIDS workplace education projects in the Caribbean.

2007

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   Article

   Union education in the twenty-first century

   11 October 2007

   From 8-12 October 2007, more than 150 trade union representatives from 45 countries are meeting at ILO headquarters in Geneva to discuss ways to strengthen the capacity of trade unions to influence socio-economic policies and development strategies. Workers’ education activities are at the heart of these efforts to cope with the rapid changes in the world of work brought by globalization. ILO Online spoke with Dan Cunniah, Director a.i. of the ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities.