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New Report
ILO: Social protection helps people living with HIV keep their jobs
New ILO study shows social protection is essential for people living with HIV to keep their jobs and follow their treatment.
27 June 2014
GENEVA (ILO News) – People living with HIV who have access to social protection have a higher chance of retaining their jobs or some form of productive activity, says the International Labour Organization (ILO).

According to a new ILO report titled ACCESS to and EFFECTS of social protection on workers living with HIV and their households: An analytical report, social protection has positive effects on people living with HIV.

The report is based on research covering four countries (Guatemala, Indonesia, Rwanda and Ukraine), all on the UNAIDS list of high HIV impact countries and currently developing or scaling up their social security systems.

The study shows that in the four countries, between 63 and 95 per cent of people living with HIV who had access to social protection were able to keep their jobs or some form of productive activities. At the same time, 49 to 99 per cent reported that their children remained in school and 72 to 96 per cent were able to access life-saving anti-retroviral treatments….