{"id":1872,"date":"2018-07-26T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T10:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthrights.mk\/?p=1872"},"modified":"2022-01-03T10:01:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T10:01:04","slug":"stigma-and-discrimination-still-persists-against-people-living-with-hiv-un-labour-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthrights.mk\/?p=1872","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Stigma and discrimination still persists\u2019 against people living with HIV \u2013 UN labour agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0418\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0440: \u041e\u0440\u0433\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0458\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u041e\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0435\u0442\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438<\/strong> – <\/strong>26.07.2018<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"UNICEF\/Daniele Volpe<\/em><\/p>\n

Monique (left) transitioned from being a client at UNICEF-backed EVE for Life, which supports women and children living with or affected by HIV and AIDS, to a full-time employee, Montego Bay, Jamaica.<\/em><\/p>\n

Health<\/a><\/p>\n

Although progress in treating people living with HIV has enabled them to work, they continue to face career discrimination, says a new study launched on Thursday by the United Nations labour agency.<\/p>\n

Based on 13 country team surveys throughout the world, the International Labour Organization<\/a>\u2019s (ILO<\/a>) HIV Stigma and Discrimination in the World of Work: Findings from the People Living with HIV Stigma Index<\/a>, draws on interviews with more than 100,000 people living with the virus.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is sad to see that despite years of work, stigma and discrimination still persist,\u201d said Shauna Olney, Chief of the ILO branch which deals with gender, equality, diversity and AIDS, speaking in Amsterdam at the launch.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut treatment alone is not sufficient. We must work harder to reduce stigma and discrimination for people living with HIV at workplaces. They have a right to work and no one should deny them that,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Co-written with the Global Network of People Living with HIV, the report was introduced during the biennial International AIDS Conference \u201cAIDS 2018\u201d<\/a>, which has been taking place this week; the largest conference on any global health or development issue in the world.<\/p>\n

The data highlights a number of findings, such as that 10 out of 13 countries recorded a 30 per cent or higher unemployment rate for people living with HIV, with a greater rate among HIV-positive youth.<\/p>\n

And women living with HIV are less likely to be employed then their male counterparts because of unpaid care responsibilities, and a lack of independent income.<\/p>\n

Moreover, unemployment among HIV-positive transgender people in all countries remains high.<\/p>\n

What this report shows is that we still have a long way to go \u2013 ILO’s Shauna Olney<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hiding their HIV status<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another key finding reveals that their HIV status costs many people their jobs \u2013 often because of employer or co-worker discrimination.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen information about my [HIV] status reached my manager, he called me to his office,\u201d said an anonymous individual facing discrimination, in the report. \u201cFirst he told me I was working badly \u2013 doing too little work. Then he asked me to submit my resignation, without any serious explanation \u2013 as if I were resigning voluntarily.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a result, many people are hesitant to disclose their HIV status. to employers or even co-workers. Testimony from Cameroon, in West Africa, shows the extent of the problem of accessing employment:
\n\u201cI went to pick up my appointment letter only to be told that I had to undergo a medical examination. I already knew my sero-status, which I told the human resource officer about. She said I had to do the examination which confirmed my HIV-positive status. That marked the end of getting the job as they could not recruit me even though I had passed the interview,\u201d said one anonymous interviewee.
\nSimilarly, HIV-related discrimination remains a major cause for not receiving job promotions.
\n\u201cWhat this report shows is that we still have a long way to go in our efforts to combat workplace related stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV,\u201d said Sasha Volgina, GNP+ Programme Manager. \u201cAccess to healthcare and access to employment are inextricably linked and as such a meaningful commitment towards stemming the epidemic and securing the wellbeing of all people living with HIV, cannot be met without prioritizing ending HIV stigma in the workplace.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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