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Recommendation concerning HIV and AIDS and the World of Work, 2010 (No. 200)
- The new labour standard is the first human rights instrument to focus on HIV and AIDS in the world of work, and was adopted - by an overwhelming majority - by governments, employers’ and workers’ representatives from ILO member States at the International Labour Conference in June 2010.
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The ILO Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work
- The code provides invaluable practical guidance to policy-makers, employers’ and workers’ organizations and other social partners for formulating and implementing appropriate workplace policy, prevention and care programmes, and for establishing strategies to address workers in the informal sector. ..
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Implementing the ILO code of practice on HIV/AIDS and the world of work. An education and training manual
A valuable educational and training tool, this comprehensive manual offers practical guidance for formulating viable policies and programmes to combat HIV/AIDS in the world of work. ...
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Report of the Director-General - First Supplementary Report: Global Action Plan to promote implementation of the HIV and AIDS Recommendation, 2010 (No. 200)
The Global Action Plan sets out the actions proposed to be taken by the Office in providing technical and advisory support to the constituents to assist them in giving effect to Recommendation No. 200.
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2012
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ILO Jakarta newsletter - Protecting Workers and the World of Business from HIV and AIDS
03 May 2012
The government, businesses and workers pledged to promote HIV and AIDS awareness in the workplace in a bid to tackle the high prevalence of the disease among workers.
2011
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Prevent HIV, Protect Human Rights at Work in the Caribbean
01 December 2011
The ILO is engaging the workforce in the Caribbean in action aimed at getting to zero new infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths. The ILO supports the tripartite partners - governments, employers' and workers' organizations and their members - as well as Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) to establish human rights frameworks for the workplace, to enhance capacity to implement HIV workplace responses and to reduce occupational risk of HIV transmission.
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Prevent HIV, Protect Human Rights at Work in Africa
10 October 2011
Tailoring its response to HIV/AIDS to country-specific needs, the ILO in Africa aims to protect human rights at work, and to strengthen HIV prevention, social protection programmes and employment opportunities, focusing on workers who are most at risk in key economic sectors in the formal as well as the informal economy.
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Guide to mainstreaming gender in workplace responses to HIV and AIDS
01 October 2011
This tool is intended to provide guidance on mainstreaming gender in world of work-related initiatives addressing HIV. It is designed for a wide range of stakeholders, especially ILO constituents – governments, and employers' and workers' organizations – as well as ILO staff and partners.
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Guidelines on HIV and AIDS for the postal sector
01 October 2011
The International Labour Office (ILO), through its Programme on HIV and AIDS and the World of Work (ILO/AIDS) and the Sectoral Activities Department (SECTOR), in collaboration with the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and UNI Global Union (formerly Union Network International) have contributed to the formulation of the present Guidelines on HIV and AIDS and the postal sector and participated in the implementation of the first phase of the campaign in the following seven selected pilot countries: Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Estonia, Mali and Nigeria.
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Positive workers write!
15 September 2011
The origin of this book dates back to 2009, when the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) invited the ILO to participate in a regional meeting of trade union delegates on HIV and the workplace, held in Singapore.
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A Guidance Note: How Best to Develop a National Policy on HIV and AIDS and the World of Work
09 June 2011
The HIV and AIDS Recommendation, 2010 (No. 200) - calls on ILO member States to develop, in consultation with organizations of employers and workers, national policies and programmes on HIV and AIDS and the world of work, where these do not already exist. If a national policy and programme has already been developed, member States are invited to consider revising these in light of the adoption of R.200.
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ILO thematic update - HIV doesn’t stop at borders: A human rights approach to protect migrant and cross-border workers
09 June 2011
Migration and mobility are not in themselves factors for HIV transmission, however, the migration process itself, as well as precarious working and living conditions that migrant workers often experience while separated from their families, may expose them to associated risks. Most of them have little or no access to social protection and health services. ILO/AIDS programmes cover international as well as internal migrant and mobile workers.
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Opportunity in Crisis: Preventing HIV from early adolescence to young adulthood
01 June 2011
This joint report by ILO, UNAIDS, UNICEF, UNESCO, UNFPA, WHO and the World Bank, provides an overview of the State of the epidemic among young people. It includes individual testimonies, the latest statistics and analysis on very young adolescents (10-14), older adolescents (15-19), young adults (20-24) and young people living with HIV. The report outlines opportunities for action to ensure the protection of these young people and to achieve the global targets for an AIDS- free generation.
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Discrimination against People Living with HIV within Healthcare Settings in China
17 May 2011
In order to identify the key factors behind differential access and treatment of people living with HIV to medical services, the STD and AIDS Prevention and Control Center of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCAIDS) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) undertook a joint qualitative research project in August 2010. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 medical professionals from four designated HIV hospitals and seven non-designated hospitals in five provinces (Henan, Beijing, Guangxi, Yunnan and Gansu). Based on the interview responses and related documents, this report describes the current state of discrimination by medical institutions against people living with HIV, analyses the underlying factors behind this discrimination and provides a set of policy recommendations designed to better protect the medical rights of people living with HIV.
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Toolkit for Trade Unions on HIV and AIDS Guide
19 April 2011
There is already a huge amount of literature about HIV and AIDS. Do we need one more toolkit? There is growing recognition that the world of work is a vital entry point for the achievement of universal access.
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Toolkit for Trade Unions on HIV and AIDS (Booklet 6)
19 April 2011
Booklet 6: Project Development and Proposal-Writing
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Toolkit for Trade Unions on HIV and AIDS (Booklet 5)
19 April 2011
Booklet 5-Mobilizing Resources for Trade Union Action
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Toolkit for Trade Unions on HIV and AIDS (Booklet 4)
19 April 2011
Booklet 4- Trade Union Education and Training on HIV and AIDS
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Toolkit for Trade Unions on HIV and AIDS(Booklet 3)
19 April 2011
Booklet 3-Workplace Action on HIV and AIDS: Contributing to Universal Access
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Toolkit for Trade Unions on HIV and AIDS(Booklet 2)
19 April 2011
Booklet 2-Respect for Rights: The Key to Labour and Workplace Responses.
Resources for workplace action
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HIV doesn't mean rejection at work