All news: HIV/AIDS

South Urals Railway Joins ILO HIV/AIDS Initiative

The South Urals Railway operations in Chelyabinsk Region are piloting the ILO's Global Voluntary and Confidential HIV Counselling and Testing at Work (VCT@WORK) Initiative on behalf of the Russian Railways Company.

HIV prevention

Viet Nam: Poor working conditions prevalent in sex work

A new ILO study shows that most sex workers entered the job voluntarily but had limited control of occupational safety and health implications.

VCT@Work Initiative

ASEAN presents award for outstanding workplaces on HIV and AIDS prevention programmes

Six private companies from ASEAN Member States were awarded with the first ASEAN Red Ribbon for Outstanding Workplace (ARROW) for their remarkable initiatives to create a safe and healthy working environment through HIV and AIDS awareness and...

Fight against HIV

Viet Nam’s journalists trained to communicate sex work

The workshop aims to bridge the gaps in the current media coverage of sex work including usage of language, knowledge and approaches.

HIV and AIDS in the World of Work

The Voice of the Voiceless Campaign: Mariana Renata

“My name is Yohana and I am living with HIV,” narrated Mariana Renata, a top Indonesian model, joining other artists and athletes around the world in the ILO’s “Voice of the Voiceless” initiative to give voice to people living with HIV/AIDS who are...

Public-Private partnership in Ghana

Making Health and HIV information for young people available on a mobile application

The ILO will support Oasis Websoft in further developing their online health application to provide information and advice on labour rights and HIV for young people in Ghana.

Actress Mariana Renata lends her voice in support of HIV testing at work

French Indonesian actress, Mariana Renata, has joined forces with the ILO in promoting voluntary counselling and HIV testing for workers - the VCT@WORK Initiative.

Our impact, their voice

Story of Yohana: “I am as productive as other workers”

Yohana* (name has been changed) is one of the plantation workers at one of the multinational companies in Papua. She heard about HIV and AIDS, but she had never really learnt about it. She even never thought about HIV.

Engineering Sector HIV/AIDS Policy launched in Zimbabwe

The Engineering, Iron and Steel Industry in Zimbabwe launched a Workplace Policy on HIV and AIDS, TB and other opportunistic illnesses.

Ukraine

140 Ukrainian men and women employees took voluntary HIV test at their workplace

Employees of the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, as well as of the State Labour Service (70 per cent women workers), including the Deputy Minister of Social Policy, Mr. Victor Ivankevych and the Head of the State Labour Service, Mr. Roman...

Training on Entrepreneurship Development and HIV/AIDS Education in Tanzania

500 young men and women from three regions to benefit from a roll out training on entrepreneurship and HIV/AIDS

Our impact, their voice

Educated, empowered, inspired: HIV risk reduced

A novel programme helped HIV vulnerable women in southern Africa build business to improve their lives and the wellbeing of their families.

Decent Work Country Programme

ILO, Ukraine to promote decent work

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and Ukraine will continue to work together to promote decent work and improve social protection systems under a new partnership agreement signed on 7 of April 2016 in Kiev, Ukraine.

HIV prevention programmes

Private sectors in Papua and West Papua committed to prevent HIV at the workplaces

Ten companies in Sorong and Jayapura districts (five companies in each district) have committed to continue the implementation of HIV workplace programmes, in collaboration with local governments through community health centers.

ILOAIDs programme

HIV and AIDS in India: Voluntary testing of workers reaches 1.3 million in five states

Recently released figures show the ILO’s programme of combatting HIV and AIDS through workplaces in India continues to deliver strong results.

Young Trade Unionists from Northern Regions Meet in Murmansk

On 16 – 18 February northern Russian city of Murmansk hosted an international conference of young trade trade-unionists and employment specialists from northern regions who gathered to discuss youth employment promotion in the remote and north ...

ECATT and HASC sign Memorandum of Understanding

Implementation of the National Workplace Policy on HIV/AIDS in all workspaces throughout Trinidad and Tobago on the agenda

Story of Lila: Stop discriminating people with HIV

It felt like yesterday for Lila (name has been changed), 35 years old, remembering the day she knew that she was infected with HIV, eight years ago.

Local government of Papua to replicate HIV prevention programme at workplace

The Head of Provincial Manpower Office in Papua, Drs. Yan Piet Rawar, visited the ILO Jakarta Office on 22 January 2016 to meet the new Country Director of the ILO in Indonesia, Francesco d’Ovidio.

Private sectors in Papua and West Papua committed to HIV workplace prevention programmes

To mark the eighteen-month implementation of the ILO’s Mobilizing the Private Sector to Deliver HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care in High Prevalence Areas of Papua and West Papua Project, two meetings on Workplace Working Group on HIV from 18-20...