Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 3924
Country/Region: India
Year: 2008
Main Partner: International Labour Organization
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Multi-lateral Agency
Funding Agency: enumerations.USDOL
Total Funding: $200,000

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $200,000

SUMMARY

The International Labor Organization's (ILO) subregional office in Delhi will partner with the USG HIV/AIDS

workplace program to provide technical assistance (TA) in the development of workplace policies and

programs, advocacy, and sharing of lessons learned. TA will be provided to the National AIDS Control

Organization (NACO), the Ministry of Labor (MOL), the State AIDS Control Societies (SACS) and USG

partners.

BACKGROUND

The ILO's office in Delhi, in consultation with government, employers' and workers' organizations, NACO,

and organizations of People Living with AIDS (PLHA) developed a three-phased project, "Prevention of

HIV/AIDS in the World of Work." Phase I of the project (January 2003-December 2005) and Phase II (June

2005-September 2008 were supported by grants totaling $2 million from the US Department of Labor. In

addition the ILO received $300,000 from UNAIDS under the Program Acceleration Fund (PAF). The overall

goal of the program is to contribute to the prevention of HIV/AIDS in the workplace, to enhance workplace

protection and to reduce adverse consequences on social, labor, and economic development.

USG/PEPFAR started partnership with the ILO with a grant of $80,000 in the FY06 Country Operational

Plan (COP), followed by a grant of $250,000 in the FY07 COP. Both grants are administered through the

US Department of Labor. USG/India requested ILO's technical assistance in the workplace/private sector

components of the USG program in order to harmonize partnership, reduce duplication, and benefit from

ILO's experience to strengthen USG-supported workplace programs in the states of Tamil Nadu,

Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.

ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED RESULTS

ACTIVITY 1: Technical Assistance to NACO, Ministry of Labor (MOL), SACS and USG Partners for

Development and Implementation of HIV/AIDS Workplace Policies

In FY08, ILO will provide TA to NACO and the MOL to develop HIV/AIDS workplace policies and programs.

This will include using appropriate strategies to involve the Education department of MOL in sensitizing and

training human resource managers from public sector organizations. The ILO will support short-term

consultants to assist in developing policies and operational guidelines, and will hold meetings and

discussions to share global experience in integrating HIV/AIDS workplace initiatives into ministry programs.

The ILO will provide TA to the SACS in high-prevalence states by deploying a full-time workplace

coordinator in SACS to coordinate with SACS and the relevant ministries to further the integration of HIV

workplace policies in state guidelines. In FY08, the ILO will provide TA to other USG partners involved in

workplace initiatives. This support will include conducting periodic experience-sharing workshops and visits

by ILO consultants to selected projects to improve the quality of interventions and strengthen scale-up.

Activity 2: Support Model HIV/AIDS Workplace Projects for Demonstration and Learning

In FY08, the ILO will support seven employers' organizations, five labor organizations and 12 corporate

groups to implement HIV/AIDS workplace policies. These projects will function as demonstration and

learning centers for the SACS and agencies involved in HIV/AIDS workplace initiatives.