What's new

November 2018

  1. © U.S. Mission Uganda 2023

    Policy brief to encourage HIV self-testing

    World AIDS Day - ILO and WHO promote workplace HIV self-testing

    30 November 2018

    Techniques for encouraging HIV self-testing at the workplace, which could help millions of people know their HIV status, are promoted in a new, joint ILO/WHO policy brief.

  2. Our impact, their voices

    Financial skills open the door to better life and work

    15 November 2018

    Transgender persons still face the highest level of discrimination in society, including access to training and employment opportunities. An ILO training course gave transgender persons the opportunity to improve their financial management skills with a view to supporting their employability and increasing their entrepreneurial opportunities.

July 2018

  1. Evidence Brief

    HIV Stigma and Discrimination in the World of Work: Findings from the People Living with HIV Stigma Index

    26 July 2018

    Although access to effective HIV antiretroviral treatments has improved significantly – enabling people living with HIV to live long and productive lives including working and contributing to society in many different ways – people living with HIV continue to face discrimination in relation to work in terms of finding employment, keeping jobs and furthering career progression.

    This brief provides a snapshot of the prevalence of discrimination against people living with HIV in workplace settings: a practice that is evident across countries and regions.

  2. © Int'al Federation of Red Cross 2023

    International AIDS Conference 2018

    Survey highlights persistent discrimination against people living with HIV

    26 July 2018

    Many people living with HIV lose their jobs or cannot find one because of their HIV status, says study.

  3. Our impact, their voices

    “Today, I own my business and I know how to protect myself from HIV infection”

    23 July 2018

    An ILO project in Tanzania helps women to become financially independent while at the same time provides them with training on HIV prevention.

May 2018

  1. Publication

    The impact of HIV and AIDS on the world of work: Global estimates

    24 May 2018

    Bringing together health data, in particular HIV prevalence data, with labour force, economic and demographic data, the report sets out social and economic impacts on workers and their households for 2005, 2010 and 2015, as well as projections for 2020.

  2. © Abbie Trayler-Smith / H6 2023

    HIV/AIDS

    AIDS’ impact on the labour force costs billions in lost earnings: ILO

    24 May 2018

    An ILO report highlights the toll HIV and AIDS continue to take on the labour force, and its economic and social implications. The ILO calls for urgent efforts to close the treatment gaps, step up testing and prevention measures, and ensure workers can enjoy healthy and productive lives.

  3. Media advisory

    ILO to launch new global estimates about HIV and AIDS impact on the world of work

    22 May 2018

March 2018

  1. Event

    Consultation on Perspectives of the Skills Sector for Labour Migration

    As migration is now an integral part of development within which skills development, recognition and upgrading is given specific priority in the Governments’ Vision 2025 statement, ILO is facilitating a consultation with key skills and labour migration sector stakeholders from the government, private and non-government sectors to identify policy priorities and strategic areas of focus for the updated National Labour Migration Policy

  2. World Tuberculosis Day

    "How my job helped me get through the fight against TB"

    23 March 2018

    Tuberculosis (TB), one of the world's leading causes of illness and death, often strikes people in their prime working years. Workplaces have a critical role to play in its prevention, treatment and care.