Publications on Equality and discrimination

May 2019

  1. Publication

    Guide to developing balanced working time arrangements

    28 May 2019

    A practical guide or “how to” manual on working time arrangements - also known as “work schedules”.

July 2016

  1. Publication

    Small and medium enterprises’ response to HIV and AIDS

    14 July 2016

    This brief is intended for SMEs and a wide range of stakeholders who work with SMEs with a view to strengthening their response to HIV and AIDS.

  2. Publication

    Including HIV in public and private sector insurance policies and products

    14 July 2016

    This brief is to help public and private sector insurance/social protection providers as well as other stakeholders engaged in the HIV response to work together for expanding the insurance coverage for PLHIV.

September 2015

  1. ESS Paper Series (SECSOC) - ESS 50

    Long-term care (LTC) protection for older persons: A review of coverage deficits in 46 countries

    24 September 2015

    Due to the global demographic ageing, all countries are challenged by growing longterm care (LTC) needs for older persons. However, these needs are largely ignored and range very low on the policy agendas of most countries. This paper has developed global estimates on LTC protection of persons aged 65 and over.

December 2014

  1. Social Protection Policy Paper. Paper 13

    Addressing the Global Health Crisis: Universal Health Protection Policies

    08 December 2014

    This policy paper (i) examines the dimensions of the global health crisis based on severe deficits in health protection and limited access to needed health care; (ii) presents the extent of the health crisis at global, regional and national level as well as rural/urban divergences within countries and their root causes; (iii) suggests policy options to address the health protection crisis using the framework of national social protection floors by focusing on inclusive legislation and adequate financing as well as making quality services available and providing financial protection; (iv) concludes that progressing towards universal health protection is possible by developing a three step approach that yields highest rates of returns in terms of sustainability, economic growth and equity. The Annexes present global data on total health expenditure, health coverage and skilled health workers for 171 countries.

October 2012

  1. Publication

    Pioneering Partnership Responds to HIV/AIDS in the World of Work

    11 October 2012

    This article deals with the joint action of the ILO, Sierra Rutile and NAS to evaluate Sierra Rutile’s HIV/AIDS programme.

  2. Publication

    Knowledge, attitudes and practices on HIV and AIDS among manufacturing industry workers in Nicaragua

    01 October 2012

    A baseline study was conducted in 2010, by the ILO and supported by the OPEC for OFID, to assess the vulnerabilities, knowledge, attitudes and practices associated with HIV and AIDS among workers of the manufacturing industry.

  3. Publication

    Honduras: A Living Memory - Policies and Programs on HIV and AIDS for the World of Work in Honduras

    01 October 2012

    This technical cooperation project carried out by the ILO reached achievements such as a national HIV/AIDS workplace policy, the promotion of the ILO Recommendation on HIV and AIDS, 2010 (No. 200), strengthening technical capacities to tackle HIV at the workplace and evidence-based data production.

  4. Publication

    Knowledge, attitudes and practices on HIV and AIDS among manufacturing industry workers in Honduras

    01 October 2012

    This study was conducted by the ILO and the UNAH-VS, in partnership with UNAIDS, the Honduran Manufacturers Association and ASONAPVSIDAH. The objective is to identify the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices relative to HIV and AIDS among the workers of six companies in the manufacturing industry located in Villanueva and Choloma of the Cortés Region.

  5. Publication

    Knowledge, attitudes and practices on HIV and AIDS among national port authority and dock workers in Honduras

    01 October 2012

    This study was conducted by the ILO, with the support of the OFID, in collaboration with UNAH-VS, UNAIDS, ENP, SITRAENP, and ASONAPVSIDAH. The objective is to ascertain the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding HIV and AIDS among the workforce of the National Port Authority (ENP), and the dock workers employed at Puerto Cortés.