1. SACTWU WORKER HEALTH PROGRAM International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Sactwu Worker Health Program IAC Washington DC July 2012 www.sactwuworkerhealthprogram.org.za

2. SACTWU WORKER HEALTH PROGRAM International Confederations ITUC 175 mill Regional Confederations COSATU 1.8 mill Sectoral Unions SACTWU 80k Organised Labour

3. SACTWU WORKER HEALTH PROGRAM SACTWU Worker Health Program SACTWU is the largest trade union organising clothing, textile, leather, footwear and retail workers in South Africa Understood to have the largest HIV/AIDS implementing program within organised labour internationally SACTWU Worker Health Program was started in 1998 as a worker education program and has evolved into a comprehensive program providing the full continuum of care including prevention programs; HCT; HIV & TB treatment; support and more recently male medical circumcision

4. SACTWU WORKER HEALTH PROGRAM STATS 2011 174 231 workers and 39 532 youth were reached through workplace education covering HIV & AIDS; TB 830 shop stewards were trained on HIV related topics including COGP and OHS 49 607 learners within communities in which members reside attended plays conducted by our drama group 669 357 male condoms and 53 148 female condoms were distributed 38 966 workers and their dependents received HCT 864 members and dependants initiated onto ART 443 workers received social worker support 11 863 home based care visits were conducted 100% TB treatment success rate 296 factories signed up to implement TB Infection Control Plans 6 140 male medical circumcisions conducted

5. SACTWU WORKER HEALTH PROGRAM ILO Recommendation 200 Ensure coverage of prevention, treatment, care and support to all workers at all workplaces extending to workers’ families and their dependants Protect against discrimination in recruitment or continued employment as well as against termination of employment due to HIV and AIDS NO workplace HIV mandatory testing and disclosure

6. SACTWU WORKER HEALTH PROGRAM ITUC & AAI Balanced Scorecard ITUC regards the initiative as a sound intervention in the implementation of ILO Recommendation 200 ITUC praises the inclusive commitment to the process ITUC commits to further support and strengthen the initiative

7. SACTWU WORKER HEALTH PROGRAM With Reservation…….. Workplace interventions are not employer driven - strong emphasis placed on collaboration with workers and their representatives Monitoring and evaluation processes not an enabler for disclosure and breach of confidentiality The intervention is not employer window dressing for best practice interventions

8. SACTWU WORKER HEALTH PROGRAM We as organised labour believe that we have to share & work together in an arena that promotes human rights and social justice! THANK YOU