Project Title |
HIV/AIDS Prevention in the World of Work: A Tripartite Response |
ILAB Program |
International HIV/AIDS Workplace Education Program |
Region/Country |
India |
Project Duration |
June 2002 – December 2009 |
Funding Level |
$2,293,117 |
Problem to be Addressed |
With an estimated 4 million people living with HIV/AIDS, India is home to 10 percent of the global HIV population, second only to South Africa. HIV is spreading from urban to rural areas and from high risk to low risk groups. Currently no state is free from the virus. HIV/AIDS has become one of India’s most complex epidemics, presenting a challenge that goes beyond the traditional boundaries of public health, raising fundamental issues of human rights and threatening development achievements. |
TARGETS |
Employers, employees, trade unions, Employer organizations, Ministry of Labor |
Project Objectives |
- Reduced HIV/AIDS risk behaviors of employees and families form targeted enterprises;
- Reduced level of workplace discrimination against persons living with HIV/AIDS
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Summary of Activities |
- Collect baseline data during the first quarter of the project.
- Collect data on the impact of the pandemic from employers and share responses in workshop setting.
- Review existing policy and legislative documents related to HIV/AIDS and produce a draft policy statement.
- Develop panel of expert resource persons for two pilot training programs for employers’ and workers’ organizations.
- Collect and analyze information and “best practices” on HIV prevention and care and support workplace initiatives.
- Develop online database.
- Promote ILO Code of Practice in seminars and workshops; prepare Hindi version of the Code and translate to three other languages.
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Partner Organizations |
Executing Agency
International Labor Organization (ILO)
Implementing and Collaborating Agencies
- Indian Ministry of Labor
- V.V. Giri National Labor Institute (NLI)
- National AIDS Committee
- Tripartite Advisory Board
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s National AIDS Control Organization (NACO)
- Employers’ State Insurance Corporation
- National Trade Union Centers (AITUC, BMS, CITU, HMS, and INTUC)
- Confederation of Indian Employers (AIOE, EFI, SCOPE)
- Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
- Other ILO currently operating
- Non Governmental Organizations
- USAID
- UNAIDS
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contact information |
Office of Trade and Labor Affairs (OTLA), Office of Trade Agreement Administration and Technical Cooperation (TAATC)
(202)-693-4900 |
Date Last Updated |
August 2007 |
