Events and meetings

Meetings are organized to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in the world of work, disseminate information, mobilize the commitment of the ILO constituents, and share experience and lessons learned.

2003 events

GLOBAL

Harvard Workshops on HIV/AIDS and Business in Africa and Asia
February 2003 - Harvard, USA
June 2003 - Durban, South Africa
September 2003 - Harvard, USA
April-May 2003 - Beijing, China

April 2003 - Groningen, The Netherlands
Congress on child labour at the University of Groningen - ILO/AIDS presentation on "HIV/AIDS and child labour"

April-May 2003 - Beijing, China
World Economic Forum and the China Enterprise Confederation's China Business Summit

May 2003 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Expert Meeting on the Role of the Private Sector in Scaling-up Access to Antiretroviral Therapy May 2003 - ILO, Geneva
Global Compact policy dialogue on HIV/AIDS and the workplace response
Joint statement: ICFTU & IOE in the fight against HIV/AIDS

June 2003 - GTZ House, Berlin, Germany
International symposium on HIV/AIDS workplace policies and programmes in developing countries (with GTZ)

September 2003 - New York, USA
2nd Global Consultation on Development Planning and Governance for HIV/AIDS.
US-Russia Business and Labour Summit on HIV/AIDS

October 2003 - Dakar, Senegal
6th International Conference on Community and Home-based Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS

December 2003 - Geneva, Switzerland
Tripartite Interregional Meeting on Best Practices in Workplace Policies and Programmes on HIV/AIDS

REGIONAL AND SUB-REGIONAL

April 2003 - Nairobi, Kenya
ICFTU-AFRO workshop on HIV/AIDS

May 2003 - Harare, Zimbabwe
African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC) High Level tripartite workshop

May 2003 - Paris, France
Meeting organized by the Conseil Français des Investisseurs en Afrique (CIAN) to launch "SIDA-ENTREPRISE"

July 2003 - Pretoria, South Africa
Subregional workshop on HIV/AIDS prevention in the transport sector Global Fund sub-regional workshop on grant management and collaboration amongst partners

September 2003 - Beirut, Lebanon
Inter-regional Tripartite Seminar on "HIV/AIDS: Workplace policies and prevention"

September 2003 - Accra, Ghana
Conference on Scaling-up the response of the Private sector in the Fight against HIV/AIDS - Protecting the workforce of ECOWAS (Economic Community Of West African States Keynote address by ILO/AIDS.

September 2003 - Nairobi, Kenya
13th ICASA Conference (International Conference on AIDS & STIs in Africa) and the technical steering committee meeting for the 6th international Home and Community Care Conference

September 2003 - Nairobi, Kenya
13th ICASA Conference (International Conference on AIDS & STIs in Africa) and the technical steering committee meeting for the 6th international Home and Community Care Conference

September-October 2003 - Algiers, Algeria
Inter-regional tripartite seminar on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work

October 2003 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Training course for HIV/AIDS focal points in ILO field offices in Africa Regional workshop on HIV/AIDS and the informal economy

October 2003 - Lima, Peru
Training course for HIV/AIDS focal points in ILO field offices in Latin America and the Caribbean

November 2003 - Beijing, China
Workshop on HIV/AIDS and business in Africa and Asia: launch of Chinese manual. World Economic Forum and the China Enterprise Confederation's China Business Summit

November 2003 - Douala, Cameroon
Training workshop on HIV/AIDS and the world of work for the tripartite constituents in Central Africa

December 2003 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
10th ILO African Regional Meeting

December 2003 - ILO, Geneva
Inter-regional tripartite meeting on best practices in workplace policies and programmes on HIV/AIDS

NATIONAL

February 2003 - Damascus, Syria
Workshop on HIV/AIDS for the Chamber of Commerce

February 2003 - Cairo, and Hurghada, Egypt
Workshops for Hotel, Catering and Tourism Sector on HIV/AIDS and the world of work

March 2003 - Cape Town, South Africa
Meeting on the application of the ILO Code of Practice to the transport sector

April 2003 - Pretoria, South Africa
Meeting to review transport/informal sector project implementation

May 2003 - Lusaka, Zambia
IPEC workshop on impact of HIV/AIDS on child labour

May 2003 - Lusaka, Zambia
Tripartite workshop to discuss and approve national policy and study on social and economic impact of HIV/AIDS

July 2003 - Conakry, Guinea
Launch of the ILO Code of Practice and consultation with stakeholders and funding agencies for its implementation

September 2003 - Montreal, Canada
Skills-building workshop "Taking action on stigma and discrimination" organized by the Canadian Legal Network

December 2003 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Meeting on the implementation of the Code of Practice: 'Presentacion des Repertorio de recomendaciones practicas de la OIT sobre el VIH/SSIDA y el mundo de trabajo de la OIT: Desafios, Aplicaciones y Estrategias para el Mundo Laboral'