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How the Code was developed
A Resolution on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work, adopted at the International Labour Conference in June 2000, resulted in the creation of a programme on HIV/AIDS within the International Labour Office. The Conference Resolution also requested that international guidelines be developed to tackle HIV/AIDS in the workplace. At the same time, many requests were received from constituents to help them establish their rights and responsibilities.
The Code is the product of an intensive process of consultation between the ILO and its tripartite constituents. It was reviewed and revised by a tripartite group of experts from all regions and subsequently adopted by the ILO Governing Body in June 2001. Formally launched at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (New York, 25-27 June), it received the support of the UN Secretary General and UN system, as well as of national leaders, corporations, labour organizations, and NGOs. The Declaration of Commitment approved at the Special Session makes reference to the need for national laws and policies to take account "of established international guidelines on HIV/AIDS in the workplace". |
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