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HIV/AIDS: 6,000 Youth Infected Daily - ILO From Juliana Taiwo and Julcit Onigbogi in Abuja International Labour Organisation (ILO) said latest reports revealed that 6,000 youths are estimated to be infected with the HIV/AIDS daily. The figure it said has implications for the labour force of any country, hence the world could not afford to take half measures as HIV/AIDS wipes out growing numbers of new generation of workers. The ILO Regional Director, Mr. Cornelius Dzakpasu disclosed this yesterday at the launching of the translated ILO Code of Price on HIV/AIDS in the three major language in Nigeria - Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. He said the dreaded diseases was seriously affecting businesses and workers throughout the world. He said in Africa, the pandemic has been fueled by poverty, gender inequality and a severe lack of information and services. And that it was estimated that the labour force in high prevalence countries in Africa has been reduced by 10 to 20 per cent due to HIV/AIDS. "The pandemic results in greater absenteeism and lower productivity and on the average, trained and experienced workers are spending fewer years on the job", he said. Dzakpasu further said ILO in response to the challenge, adopted the Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS in the World of Work in June 2001. "The fundamental aim of this code is to help safeguard conditions of decent work and protect the right and dignity of workers and people living with HIV/AIDS. "The Code is a pioneering instrument that addresses present problems and anticipates future consequences of the pandemic and its impact in the world of work. The code which is translated into the three major Nigerian Languages, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba can be adapted into workplace and community programmes to help prevent the spread of the pandemic, mitigate its impact on workers and their families and provide social protection that can help infected people cope with the disease. Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Hassan Lawan in his remark said the guidelines together with the National Workplace Policy, when effectively implemented, would ensure reduction in the rate of the spread of the scourge and its impact at work. Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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