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ILO/SWHAP Road Safety and Wellness Camp

13 December 2014: The ILO, together with SWHAP (Swedish Workplace HIV/AIDS Programme) and Scania (a global company) organized wellness camp at at Korona stop over, about 70 km from Harare along the Masvingo - Beitbridge Highway (linking Zimbabwe to...

World AIDS Day. Decent work, social protection can help close the gap

People living with HIV experience, on average, unemployment rates three times higher than the national average. Closing the gap - the theme of this World AIDS Day - is a strong reminder that despite significant progress, we have left behind some...

Workers of Kaluga, Sverdlovsk and Vologda regions’ enterprises undertake voluntary HIV-testing

In the run-up to the World AIDS Day workers at enterprises of the Kaluga, Sverdlovsk and Vologda regions got an opportunity to undertake HIV counseling and testing at their workplaces.

World AIDS Day

Decent work, social protection can help close the gap

Statement by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on World AIDS Day 2014.

Kicking the ball against HIV/AIDS

As a build up to the World AIDS Day on 1 December, on Saturday 29 November 2014, the ILO partnered with the Swedish Workplace HIV/AIDS Programme (SWHAP) and one of its member companies Ericom in a soccer tournament to promote physical health,...

Workers of Sverdlovsk region’s enterprises undertake voluntary HIV-testing

Workers at enterprises of the Sverdlovsk region got an opportunity to undertake HIV-testing at their workplaces. As a result, Russia’s Urals region joined the ILO’s global initiative Voluntary and Confidential HIV Counselling and Testing (VCT@WORK).

Labour rights

Cambodia takes first crucial step towards protecting entertainment workers

New ground-breaking regulation for entertainment workers in Cambodia marks the first attempt in the region to reduce widespread stigma and discrimination in the sector.

Getting to Zero at Work and VCT Campaign in Iringa, Mbeya and Njombe Regions

The ILO HIV and AIDS at workplace programme in collaboration with the President Office, Public Service Management (POPSM), the Association of Tanzania Employers (ATE) and TACAIDS is organizing a series of VCT activities in Njombe, Iringa and Mbeya...

The Power of positive thinking

The International Labour Organisatiuon (ILO)’s Project on Economic Empowerment & HIV Vulnerability Reduction is supporting women and men vulnerable to HIV in Beitbridge.

How to support the informal sector in Ghana

The United Nations sensitize the informal sector on maternity protection and hands over a refurbished youth friendly centre to Odawna garage workers for provision of HIV & AIDS services.

Work improvement in health services

ILO and WHO team up to improve working conditions in the health sector

The two UN agencies are publishing the HealthWISE package – consisting of an Action Manual and Trainers’ Guide – that aims not only to improve working conditions for health workers but also to deliver better quality services for patients.

20th International AIDS Conference

ILO to launch new report on reaching at risk populations with HIV services through workplaces, at AIDS 2014

HIV and Social protection

Bold move in Sri Lanka lets people with HIV get health coverage

For the first time, leading insurance firms in Sri Lanka will cover HIV-related medical costs. The move – spearheaded by the ILO – means increased access to treatment and a better quality of life for HIV-positive patients and their families.

New Report

ILO: Social protection helps people living with HIV keep their jobs

New ILO study shows that social protection plays a key role in helping people living with HIV to keep their jobs and follow treatment.

Economics of forced labour

Lesbians, gays, transgender, bisexuals face persistant workplace discrimination - ILO report

A new report has found that that people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities in Thailand face frequent discrimination in the workplace partly due to prejudices common in the Thai society, as well as a lack of protective laws and...

New report

ILO to release report on workplace discrimination against LGBT in Thailand

The International Labour Organization (ILO) will release a report on workplace discrimination against lesbians, gays, transgendered people and bisexuals (LGBT) in Thailand.

International Labour Organization presented 2 new education video products

Both videos were developed in the Republic of Tatarstan with consultations of Dr. Sergey Balashnikov from Center for HIV Prevention of the Republic of Tatarstan and with support from the Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Message from ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of World AIDS Day

Today’s observance takes place against a backdrop of remarkable progress towards zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.

World AIDS Day - 1 December 2013

Message from ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of World AIDS Day

ILO: Employment crucial for successful HIV/AIDS treatment

People living with HIV who are employed are almost 40 per cent more likely to stick to HIV treatment than those without a job, says a new ILO study released ahead of World AIDS Day.