All news: HIV/AIDS

Launched, the good practice video on trade unions’ actions to prevent HIV at workplace

The ILO recently launched a new good practice video highlighting the important roles of trade unions in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS at the workplace.

Digital skills provide bright opportunities in COVID-hit Indonesia

ILO-sponsored e-commerce training, offered as part of a UN joint programme, is empowering participants and small business owners to expand their reach and market.

A young entrepreneur builds an innovative business from traditional food

As part of the joint UN programme, the ILO provides an entrepreneurship training to help youth and other vulnerable groups to build and improve their businesses in the midst of pandemic.

ILO collaborates with two Indonesian State-Owned Companies on HIV self-screening

The ILO collaborates with PT Pertamina (Persero) Tbk and PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk to implement HIV self-screening to scale up HIV prevention at workplaces and contribute to end AIDS by 2030.

Business coaching to help transgender entrepreneurs thriving the pandemic

Majority of transgender persons rely on their livelihoods on entrepreneurship. Yet, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit small and medium enterprises the hardest. The ILO’s business coaching programme helped transgender entrepreneurs surviving the pandemic.

Protecting human rights of refugees and asylum seekers in the context of HIV and sexual orientation in Ukraine

Asylum seekers and refugees are entitled to all the rights and fundamental freedoms spelled out in international human rights instruments. This includes the right to protection if they have HIV, TB or identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual,...

Cooperatives help transgender communities to be more economically empowered

The ILO initiated a discussion with Indonesian transgender communities to find a cooperative model that could help them more economically resilience and empowered.

Safer workplaces by integrating HIV and COVID-19 prevention programme

The ILO and its social partners continue to promote an integrated prevention programme for both HIV and COVID-19 to create safer, more productive workplaces.

Empowering special schools to protect students from sexual violence and HIV/AIDS

The ILO conducted a validation training of trainers for teachers of disabled students to prevent sexual violence against and promote HIV awareness for students with disabilities, particularly students with intellectual disabilities.

ILO and its partners release a new COVID-19 Guideline to protect both businesses and workers

A new Guideline on COVID-19 Prevention at Workplace was jointly launched by the ILO and its partners, providing key preventive actions and measurements to ensure sustainable businesses and better protect workers in Indonesia.

HIV/AIDS and the World of Work: Russian Trade Union TV Released New Programme

On 30 December 2020, "Profsouz TV" released the 3rd TV programme from the cycle "HIV/AIDS and the World of Work" on "Role of social partners in addressing HIV/AIDS at the workplaces".

Reaching out the first 90 goal by introducing the ILO-WHO Joint Guideline on HIV Self-Testing at Workplace

The ILO raise the national companies’ awareness about the HIV self-testing initiative as part of community-based screening, aimed to increase the number of people who know their HIV status and seek treatment. The event marks the final ILO webinars...

ILO-Apindo team up to promote innovative campaign on HIV prevention at workplace

Four winning video blogs (vlogs) on non-discriminatory policy and HIV prevention at workplace were announced by the ILO and the Indonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo) to inspire more companies combating stigma and discrimination against HIV with...

Three companies share good practices for employees and communities to combat discrimination against HIV

The ILO documents three best practices at the enterprise level to inspire more companies to join forces in developing non-discriminatory workplaces and communities. It is part of the ILO support to the implementation of national regulation.

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Reaching migrant workers under VCT@WORK in Gujarat, India in times of COVID-19

COVID-19 hit millions of migrant workers hard in India. They lost livelihoods and were at a heightened risk of COVID-19 during the lockdown. Recognizing that large inter-state and rural to urban migration also aggravates the risk of HIV infection,...

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Building an integrated workplace response to HIV and COVID-19 in Indonesia

The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Council of the Ministry of Manpower, the Ministry of Health, and the ILO organized eight national public dialogues with a view to finding ways to build an integrated workplace response to HIV and COVID-19 in...

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Advocating for an all-inclusive, inter-sectoral COVID-19 response in the world of work in Malawi

COVID-19 exacerbated inequalities in a short time. Groups already marginalized ran the risk of being further left behind. The world of work response in Malawi was built around the SDG commitment of leaving no one behind. As part of the UN country...

WORLD AIDS DAY: Global Solidarity Shared Responsibility

We must not forget that HIV and AIDS is still very much with us, affecting over 38 million people globally, most of them of working age. We can effectively address HIV and COVID-19 together. In the hardest of times we can find new solutions…’, says...

1 December World AIDS Day

The first TV programme "HIV and AIDS and the World of Work in the Russian Federation" from the TV cycle "HIV/AIDS and the World of Work" was broadcast today at the "Profsouz TV" (Trade Union TV) channel profsouztv.ru.

Combating stigma and discrimination against HIV with creative campaigns

The ILO team up with the Indonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo) to empower companies combating stigma and discrimination against HIV with innovative campaign using video blog (vlog).