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Unions have provided leadership on the social and economic issues that affect the lives of working men and women for nearly two centuries. Unions and their leaders have changed the lives of millions, through claiming their rights, respecting their dignity, fighting discrimination and gaining improved pay and working conditions. In recent decades they have taken up the critical issue of gender equality.

Of the 40 million people estimated to be infected with HIV today, over 80% are adults in their productive prime (15-49 years). Workers are losing their health, their income, their rights and their lives. This has serious repercussions for governance, enterprise productivity, the provision of essential services and socio-economic and global security.

Why is leadership important from a labour perspective?

HIV and AIDS is an important issue for trade unions because workers and the families, workplaces and communities that depend on them are bearing the brunt of the epidemic. Unions represent the voice of workers and are crucial in ensuring a multi-level and multi-sector response to AIDS. It takes leadership to face up to the implications of HIV for unions and mobilise a labour response. Union members need to speak loudly and clearly to encourage their local, national and international leadership to:

  • Establish a union policy on AIDS, with an implementation plan and a leader responsible for coordinating action to make the plan part of the union’s culture.
  • Negotiate HIV agreements as a routine matter in collective bargaining with employers that protect rights and put in place workplace programmes.
  • Encourage prevention for workers and their families through raising awareness of risk and supporting behaviour change.
  • Promote access to care and treatment at and through the workplace.
  • Advocate for policies, programmes and resources to contribute to the national response to HIV, particularly those addressing the needs of workers and their families.
  • Work through existing structures such as occupational safety and health committees.
  • Implement the ILO (International Labour Organisation) Code of Practice on HIV and AIDS and the world of work to see the code, click here (http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/trav/aids/publ/codelanguage.htm).
  • Contribute a local and national perspective to the efforts of the Global Unions Programme on HIV/AIDS.

Specific actions taken by unions include:

  • Negotiating for anti-discrimination and anti-victimisation clauses in collective agreements.
  • ]Negotiating better medical coverage for workers, their families and their communities.
  • Leading voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) drives in the workplace and the local community.
  • Coordinating peer education and counselling through existing education programme and shop steward structures.
  • Advocating, negotiating and lobbying.
  • Taking part in tripartite structures with employers and government, and agreeing national policies on AIDS for the world of work.
  • Providing a workers’ perspective to members of the UN family and bilateral government programmes, to assist in developing guidelines and policies related to universal access and the workers who provide prevention, treatment and care.

Please see below for more information about how labour is taking the lead.

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ICEM HIV/AIDS e-bulletin

18 Abr 2008 – 10:26

Below you will find the latest e-bulletin from ICEM, which includes a wide range of activite…

ITF Global HIV/AIDS Project e-bulletin

18 Abr 2008 – 10:16

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Unions Target Japanese Embassies: “Keep G8 Promises for AIDS & Health”

03 Abr 2008 – 7:13

The Global Unions will be carrying their campaign for a new G8 AIDS mechanism to Japanese em…

2008 Kick-off: 13th ICD for Dead and Injured Workers

25 Fev 2008 – 8:43

The 2008 theme of the International Commemoration Day (ICD) for Dead and Injured Workers is…

Are You A Leader?

24 Jan 2008 – 10:39

For 2007 World AIDS Day, the ILO created an exhibition that featured a few of the leaders in…

ICEM Pledges Commitment to Fight HIV/AIDS Pandemic

05 Dez 2007 – 15:25

To commemorate World AIDS Day, the newly-elected leaders of the ICEM showed their leadership…

ILO, IRU and ITF join forces against AIDS

30 Nov 2007 – 15:56

Three world organisations will unveil the results of their alliance to fight HIV/Aids tomo…

Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) World AIDS Day Statement

27 Nov 2007 – 9:17

Leadership is the theme for World AIDS Day 2007. The ongoing campaign slogan of the World AI…

WAD 2007: Transport Workers Take Action Against AIDS

20 Nov 2007 – 21:08

Starting from World AIDS Day, 1st December 2006, the International Transport Federation (ITF…

Trade Unions “Take the Lead” on World AIDS Day

26 Out 2007 – 13:02

The Global Union AIDS Programme (GUAP) strongly encourages you and your union to make the mo…

ITF Global Transport Workers and HIV/AIDS Project Newsletter

05 Out 2007 – 11:06

At a time when HIV is still spreading steadily across the globe, we are also witnessing prog…

ITF: Challenges in Transport

05 Set 2007 – 13:31

ITF has launched a major new long-term campaign, urging its affiliated unions to get involve…

A successful G8 campaign for monitoring & reporting of HIV/AIDS

25 Jun 2007 – 12:18

Read the open letter from Alan Leather, Chair of the Global Unions HIV/AIDS Programme, Globa…

12th International Commemoration Day (ICD) For Dead and Injured Workers

26 Abr 2007 – 15:42

ITUC - February, 2007: The General Secretary Guy Ryder of the International Trade Union Conf…

ICEM Mission to UN to Press for Security Council Recognition of 28 April as Official Day

24 Abr 2007 – 14:00

With 19 countries now recognising 28 April as the official International Commemoration Day f…

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