The HIV/AIDS agenda is to keep transport workers and their families healthy and safe
During the 40th ITF congress in Vancouver in 2002 there was a resolution to fight HIV/AIDS more vigorously.
HIV/AIDS is of particular concern to transport workers. Mobility and long absences from home make transport workers vulnerable. The ITF is helping affiliated unions to combat HIV/AIDS by:
- raising awareness
- offering support, advice and information to workers
- providing training, information and education resources to unions
- promoting trade union action in the workplace
- promoting and supporting long term campaigns around HIV/AIDS such as World AIDS day
Through the HIV/AIDS programme the ITF aims to:
- move HIV/AIDS into unions' core programmes and activities
- encourage unions to lobby to establish HIV as a workplace issue
- keep transport workers and their families healthy and safe from HIV/AIDS