Average life expectancy has declined in the worst hit areas, by nearly half in some African countries. Child labour has gone up and loss of income and larger numbers of impoverished families have increased poverty levels. Formal sector businesses and the informal economy have suffered as skill levels decline and children leave school for work.
To address the impact of HIV/AIDS in various sectors since 2004 the ILO has implemented an innovative new programme: A sectoral approach to HIV/AIDS at the workplace. Working with ILO/AIDS and using the ILO Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS in the world of work and accompanying Education and Training Manual, the programme has worked on strengthening capacity to address sector-specific issues of HIV/AIDS through specific tools – guidelines, workplace policies and training toolkits.
- An HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy for the Education Sector in the Caribbean
- Report of the Joint ILO/UNESCO Caribbean sub-regional workshop: Improving responses to HIV/AIDS in Education Sector Workplaces
- Response of the education sector in the Commonwealth Caribbean to the HIV/AIDS epidemic: A preliminary overview
- An HIV and AIDS Workplace Policy for the Education Sector in Southern Africa
- Report of the Joint ILO/UNESCO Southern African Sub-regional Workshop: Improving responses to HIV/AIDS in education sector workplaces
- Joint WHO-ILO-UNAIDS policy guidelines on health workers access to HIV and tuberculosis (TB) prevention, treatment, care and support services
- Joint WHO-ILO-UNAIDS policy guidelines on health workers access to HIV and tuberculosis (TB) prevention, treatment, care and support services: A guidance note
- Joint ILO/WHO guidelines on health services and HIV/AIDS