ITGLWF HIV/AIDS Poster Campaign - Global

The poster features an AIDS ribbon and a large hand, with the words "Stop AIDS. Ignorance Kills. Fight AIDS. A Trade Union Priority". It is available for download in French, Spanish, and English by visiting The ITGLWF site. IGTGLWF encourages workers to download and print multiple copies of the poster, adding their organisation's logo, for posting in the workplace and other public areas.

HIV/AIDS, Rights.

The overriding theme of the International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers (April 28, 2002) was "Tackling HIV/AIDS Through Workplace Actions for Public Health". In recent years, HIV/AIDS has emerged as a pressing workplace issue. Latest estimates report that 23 million working people are suffering from this disease, 17.5 million of them in 43 African countries alone, creating a state of emergency. Trade unions see HIV/AIDS as a workplace issue not only because it mainly affects people in the prime years of their working lives, but also because the workplace is a suitable venue for programmes for the prevention and care of AIDS. These issues are of particular concern to the most disadvantaged of workers, such as workers in the textile, garment, and leather industries.

The ITGLWF is an International Trade Secretariat bringing together 217 affiliated organisations in 110 countries, with a combined membership of over 10 million workers.