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The ILO has estimated that some 165 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 are involved in child labour. Many of these children work long hours, often in dangerous conditions. More
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UNAIDS and hotels in Mexico launch AIDS prevention campaign
UNAIDS is involving the Mexican hotel industry in a prevention campaign around the International AIDS Conference in August 2008 and in the longer term through the development of sustainable long term HIV workplace policies & programmes. More
UNESCO and L'Oréal help hairdressers share about HIV
In 2005, through the initiative of Lady Owen-Jones, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS Prevention Education, UNESCO and L'Oréal created Hairdressers Against AIDS, aimed at raising awareness of HIV by sensitizing hairdressers about HIV and encouraging them to talk about personal risk with their... More
Companies’ clinics as partners of UNAIDS in rolling out HIV treatment
Companies now provide treatment for sexually transmitted diseases and antiretroviral therapy to keep HIV-infected staff and community members healthy, to promote confidence and to dry out the swamp of stigma and discrimination. More
DataDyne.org and Vodafone Foundation: health surveys with EpiSurveyor
Apart from regular reporting, surveys are an additional tool of national health monitoring. For conducting health surveys the non-profit software provider DataDyne.org developed EpiSurveyor, an open-source software application available to every internet user at no cost. More
Business coalitions on HIV/AIDS gather in Brazil
On October 6 and 7 2008, UNAIDS and the Brazilian Business Council on HIV-AIDS Prevention (CEN) convened a regional workshop of business coalitions and initiatives from Latin America and the Caribbean in Sao Paulo. More
Sierra Rutile Limited joins with UNAIDS expanding health education and HIV treatment in Sierra Leone
In its post-conflict situation, Sierra Leone has recently developed a first strategic plan on HIV/AIDS for 2006–2010. The International Labour Organization supported cooperation of Sierra Rutile Limited, the Union and the National HIV/AIDS Secretariat targeted objectives beyond the company scope,... More
HIV in the workplace addressed by Ugandan Agriculture/Transport Sectors
To be effective, HIV education and services must go to where the people in need are. The ILO is present in workplaces and through its tripartite structure is working with employers and trade unions to implement the ILO Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work to reach at-risk migrant and... More
UNAIDS partners with the Algerian Business Coalition
Algerian businesses participate in the development of the national AIDS strategic plan. More
WFP and TNT: Partnering for HIV Prevention in the Transport Sector
The World Food Programme (WFP) brings food and related goods to people in need; and many of these lifesaving supplies move by truck. At the time of the 2004-2006 southern Africa food crises, WFP procured more than 30% of the region’s transport business, delivering approximately one million tons of... More
The impact of nutrition and HIV: World Food Programme and “responsible transport”
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the lead UN agency providing emergency food assistance and the world's largest humanitarian agency. More