HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Programme in the Workplace in the English-speaking Caribbean region

The overall strategy is to increase the capacity of the ILO’s tripartite constituents to design and implement workplace HIV/AIDS prevention policies and programmes that are relevant to workers in both the formal and informal economy. The strategy build upon the ILO’s comparative advantage in advocacy and policy development particularly drawing on the Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work, its existing programmes of technical cooperation and the ILO/FHI Behaviour Change Communication Toolkit. The project’s ultimate goal is to develop a sustainable national programme on HIV/AIDS and the world of work integrated into the appropriate programmes of the collaborating partners. In this process every effort will be made to sensitize and mobilize the tripartite constituents. Specific target groups, both in the formal and informal economy, will be identified and specific training and behaviour change communication programmes adapted for them. A key component of the project will be a built-in evaluation programme to monitor progress and identify strengths and weaknesses for remedial action to be taken in re-planning and finalizing the sustainability plan. The project is carried out in consultation with the UN Theme Group as well as other bilateral donors and local NGOs. Development Objective: 1. Reduced HIV/AIDS risk behaviours among targeted workers 2. Reduced level of employment-related discrimination against person living with HIV/AIDS. Immediate Objective(s): 1. Improve knowledge and attitudes related to HIV/AIDS behaviours. 2. Increased awareness/use of available HIV/AIDS workplace services. 3. Reduced stigma against person living with HIV/AIDS. 4. Increased knowledge of HIV/AIDS workplace policy. Sub Immediate Objectives: 1. Increased availability of quality HIV/AIDS workplace services. 2. Improved HIV/AIDS workplace policies. 3. Increased levels of workplace collaboration and commitment by labour and management. 4. Increased capacity of workplace to offer comprehensive HIV/AIDS policy and programmes on a sustained basis. 5. Improved coordination and cooperation between tripartite constituents and other partners at the national level. 6. Improved national level policy framework related to HIV/AIDS at the workplace. 7. Increased capacity of tripartite constituents to support development of workplace policy and programmes.

Project symbol

RLA/03/53/USA

Admin unit

ILO-AIDS

Start date

01/07/2004

End date

30/06/2008

Total allocation

1514697

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

1514697

Development Partners

USA, United States Department of Labor, Bureau for International Labor Affairs, Office of Trade and Labor Affairs

Country/Countries

Caribbean Islands

Outcomes

HIV/AIDS