International HIV/AIDS Workplace Education Programme:Barbados, Belize and Jamaica

To reduce HIV/AIDS risk behaviours among workers; and to reduce employment-related discrimination against persons living with HIV/AIDS.

Project details

30 June 2008 -

Intended Beneficiaries:
Government, labour unions and employers and management and labour at enterprise level.

Start/ End Dates:
October 2003 – June 2008

Objectives:

  • To reduce HIV/AIDS risk behaviours among workers; and to reduce employment-related discrimination against persons living with HIV/AIDS.
  • Action at the level of the enterprise is the principal target of the Project.
Outputs:
  • National HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy, Behaviour Change Communication materials and messages, training, collection of data (workers' survey):
Impact to Date:
  • National HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy developed and passed by the Belize Cabinet in December 2005.
  • Peer educators trained in partner enterprises.\
  • Focal points from various ministries trained
Donor: US Department of Labor (USDOL)
Government, labour unions and employers and management and labour at enterprise level.