Lisk F, Alli OB, Mulanga C, Leather S, Haworth S; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 2002 Jul 7-12; 14: abstract no. ThPeF8073.
International Labour Office, Geneva, Switzerland
ISSUES: Over 25 million workers in their productive prime (15-49 years of age) are infected with HIV. The epidemic cuts the supply of labour and slashes income for many workers. Increased absenteeism raises labour costs for employers and, as illness forces workers to leave their jobs, valuable skills and experience are lost, and productivity falls. In many countries the epidemic is undermining decades of development gains and constitutes a real threat to social and economic progress. HIV/AIDS threatens fundamental rights at work and undermines efforts to provide women and men with decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and dignity. DESCRIPTION: The ILO code of practice on HIV/AIDS and the world of work provides practical guidance to the ILO's tripartite constituents, as well as other stakeholders, for developing national and workplace policies and programmes to combat the spread of HIV and mitigate its impact. The implementation of this code is at the heart of the ILO's programme to extend the capaciy of its tripartite constituents to contribute effectively to national campaigns against HIV/AIDS at all levels. At country and sub-regional levels in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, twenty-three workshops have been held with the constituents to mobilise their commitment and establish plans of action. LESSONS LEARNED: The code works well as the basis for workplace policies and programmes on HIV/AIDS in a range of different settings, and is also a useful framework for the revision or development of national labour laws and policies on HIV/AIDS. RECOMMENDATIONS: The next steps in the ILO's strategy focus on training for employers, workers and governments authorities-including labour inspectors, health and safety officers and labour magistrates-in the application of code, and projects at the workplace.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Africa
- Asia
- Disease Outbreaks
- Europe, Eastern
- Female
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Health Planning
- Health Planning Guidelines
- Human Rights
- Humans
- Latin America
- Male
- Public Policy
- Work
- Workplace
- education
- methods
- therapy
Other ID:
UI: 102253949
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