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Saving lives, protecting jobs: new horizons in the fight against HIV/AIDS at work

HIV is having a devastating effect on the world of work. The majority of the 33.2 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS are working and have skills and experience their families, workplace and countries can ill afford to lose. As the UN’s...

ILO sees a significant improvement in Workplace attitudes to HIV/AIDS

New report says some 1 million workers in 24 countries are now benefiting from the HIV/AIDS strategic responses in Enterprises (SHARE) project.

Conference on the findings of the ”Research on HIV/AIDS related sikhness rate with temporary disability among medical workers of the...

6 December 2007. Conference on the findings of the ”Research on HIV/AIDS related sickness rate with temporary disability among medical workers of the Republic of Tajikistan” took place in Dushanbe, December 6 on the initiative of the the Union of...

Collaborating for change: Government, teachers and trade unions join the fight against HIV/AIDS in Ukraine

According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Health, annual HIV diagnoses in Ukraine have more than doubled since 2001, reaching 16,000 in 2006. However the Government is also taking urgent steps to respond.

Jamaica HIV/AIDS workplace education: Changing attitudes, saving lives, and protecting jobs

AIDS remains one of the leading causes of death among Caribbeans aged 25 to 44 years, making the region the second most affected in the world after sub-Saharan Africa. The ILO’s ‘SHARE’ programme works with governments, employers and workers to...

International Migrants Day - Message by Mr. Juan Somavia, Director-General of the ILO

"Gains from migration and protection of migrant rights are inseparable" said Mr. Juan Somavia, highlighting the enormous contributions made by women and men migrant workers to the prosperity of their home and destination countries, on the occasion...

Message by Mr. Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Office, On the occasion of World AIDS Day - 1 December 2007 -

ILO and transport workers' organizations join forces against AIDS

Joint statement: ILO, IRU and ITF join forces against AIDS

ILO Symposium at the 8th Regional Congress on Asia and the Pacific in Sri Lanka

The ILO is to hold a symposium on 21 August at the 8th Regional Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) in Colombo.

Governments, trade unions, employers and NGOs join hands in the prevention of HIV/AIDS in workplaces in Sri Lanka

The ILO Office in Sri Lanka being a technical corporation agency seeks to enhance the capacity of employers, workers and the Ministry of Labour Relations and Manpower (MOLR&MP) to plan and implement policies and programmes for prevention of HIV/AIDS...

11th African Regional Meeting (Addis Ababa, 24-27 April 2007): The power of dialogue: When words combine with actions

The old adage goes "actions speak louder than words", but when it comes to governance, words are essential. A new report prepared for the ILO's African Regional Meeting on 24-27 April, shows how an ILO project targeting seven enterprises in two...

Migration and HIV: They never give up

There are many sad stories to be found among the migrant workers who seek their fortunes overseas. Sometimes the reality turns out to be far removed from the dream. Some come home injured and traumatized by rape, others return empty-handed because...

ILO welcomes EU decision to step up fight against HIV/AIDS

The International Labour Organization (ILO) today welcomed a declaration by Ministers of Health from the European Union (EU) on HIV/AIDS, saying it contains provisions that give greater recognition to the role of the workplace in the fight against...

HIV/AIDS and the European workplace: Bringing the fight against AIDS to the shopfloor

HIV/AIDS is a matter of growing concern across Europe as a whole, and in particular Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia. On 12-13 March, Ministers of Health from the European Union (EU), along with representatives of international agencies,...

Tripartite delegation discussed HIV/AIDS prevention in the Altai krai.

On January 23-26, 2007 the ILO and its tripartite partners delegation visited Barnaul, Altai krai. The delegation consisted of Igor Shanin, Secretary of Federation of Independent Trade-Unions of Russia (FITUR), Mr. Vyacheslav Rozhkov, Director of...

World Aids Day 2006: New ILO report says HIV/AIDS epidemic costing more than 1 million new jobs per year Says workplace should become major...

The relentless advance of HIV/AIDS is markedly reducing economic and employment growth in countries hit hardest by the epidemic, jeopardizing their efforts to reduce poverty, create new jobs, especially for youth, and fight child labour, says a new...

World AIDS Day 2006 The workforce and HIV/AIDS: Employment is a crucial lifeline

In 2005, more than 3 million labour force participants worldwide were partially or fully unable to work because of illness due to AIDS. A new ILO report on HIV/AIDS and work ( Note 1) shows that both prevention and treatment could bring significant...

World AIDS Day 2006 in the world of work

A wide variety of events are planned in the world of work on 1 December to mark World AIDS Day 2006, ranging from workplace events to forming of "human AIDS ribbons" as a way of saying "let's stand up and be counted," according to the International...