All publications: HIV/AIDS

VCT@WORK

Reducing the HIV testing gap in men: Voluntary counselling and HIV testing for workers

Launched on the World AIDS Day, a new ILO report shows how HIV testing at workplaces is closing HIV testing gaps among men. By leveraging ILO instruments, engaging ILO constituents and relevant partners, ILO’s VCT@WORK Initiative has reached...

HIV and AIDS: Guidelines Informal Economy

The goal of the Guidelines is to help informal economy workers, employers, and key stakeholders deal with HIV and AIDS by understanding issues of discrimination and stigma, acting to prevent it, and looking into ways to give workers access to care...

Private Sector engagement strategy on HIV AND AIDS, STI AND TB 2025 - 2027

The Private Sector Engagement Strategy on HIV, STIs and TB is a is a guide that is both comprehensive and focused, and it is to be used by businesses and corporations to actively participate in the HIV, STIs and TB and Noncommunicable diseases...

VCT@WORK

A toolkit for HIV workplace peer educators on HIV voluntary counselling and testing at work

This toolkit is developed for training HIV peer educators at workplaces. Developed under the ILO’s Voluntary Counselling and Testing at the Workplace (VCT@WORK) Initiative, the toolkit provides guidance and tools – training methodology, exercises,...

Training guidelines and modules: Raising awareness of harassment, violence and HIV/AIDS vulnerability among women seafarers, women...

This guideline will be used as the main reference for polytechnic partners to increase their capacity in mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion at the institutional level and through the teaching and learning process in polytechnics.

Making universal social protection a reality for people living with, at the risk of, and affected by HIV or Tuberculosis

Ensuring that populations who are living with, at risk of or affected by HIV and/or TB can effectively access prevention, diagnosis and treatment services is crucial. Social protection systems have a pivotal role to play in the coverage of both...

Report

The ILO Global HIV Discrimination in the World of Work survey

The ILO has joined forces with Gallup to carry out a groundbreaking global survey covering 50 countries that sheds further light on the causes of the persistence of HIV-related stigma and discrimination in the world of work.

Socio economic impact of COVID-19 towards people living with HIV and key population: Rapid assessment report

The impacts of COVID-19 pandemic have caused more burdens to vulnerable groups who have previously faced challenges in fulfilling their basic needs, such as access to health and economy. Moreover, the stigma and discrimination that they face as...

A study on medical insurance coverage for people living with HIV in selected multinational insurance companies in Malaysia

Thanks to advances in antiretroviral treatment, people living with HIV are living healthy and productive lives. In some countries, among others Malaysia, people living with HIV are denied insurance coverage because of their HIV status. This study,...

COVID-19 and the world of work: A focus on people living with HIV

Part of the ILO series on leaving no one behind in COVID-19 and the world of work, this brief describes the impact of the pandemic on people living with HIV and makes recommendations for a COVID-19 response and recovery in the world of work that is...

Brief n°5: HIV-related violence and harassment in the world of work

Brief n°5: HIV-related violence and harassment in the world of work

Report

A qualitative study on stigma and discrimination experienced by indigenous peoples living with HIV or having TB at work

Indigenous peoples living with HIV or having TB face double discrimination. Being an LGBT indigenous person adds another layer to this. Barriers to accessing health services, denial of the right to work and discrimination in employment settings are...

Report

Executive Summary - A qualitative study on stigma and discrimination experienced by indigenous peoples living with HIV or having TB at work

Indigenous peoples living with HIV or having TB face double discrimination. Being an LGBT indigenous person adds another layer to this. Barriers to accessing health services, denial of the right to work and discrimination in employment settings are...

Report

The impact of HIV on care work and the care workforce

This publication provides an overview of the gaps and challenges in six sub-Saharan African countries (Liberia, Namibia, South Africa, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia). By providing a picture of front-line prevention and treatment...

Report on the results of the study of the implementation of Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Decree No. 68/2004 concerning the...

The results of the evaluation and survey conducted by the ILO in collaboration with the Ministry of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia resulted in several recommendations which become one of the reference materials in order to improve the...

Report

Voluntary Confidential Counselling and HIV Testing for Workers

ILO’s VCT@WORK is saving lives by adopting innovative approaches to reach out to workers in the formal as well as informal economy. The new report, released ahead of the World AIDs Day 2019 , shows that workplace offers immense opportunities of...

Resource Manual for Peer Educators of Enterprises on TB and HIV/AIDS Workplace Programmes

A training manual for peer educators in enterprises, to create awareness amongst workers, address stigma and discrimination and promote early diagnosis and treatment for TB and HIV and related illnesses.

Access to health services for people living with HIV/AIDs (PLwHA) participating in the National Health Insurance (JKN) in Denpasar, South...

This research is intended to learn from the situation of JKN utilization to support HIV services in three major cities in Indonesia with a high HIV prevalence, so that they can portray the use, obstacles and needs of patient-oriented programs.

HIV prevention programme at the workplace [in Indonesia]: Why it is important for business

The workplace is a strategic environment for tackling the epidemic as employers and employees pay attention to work productivity.