HIV and AIDS Discussion Round 5
Round Five of the HIV and AIDS Forum was held on December 12, 2011, hosted by Chevron. The theme of this discussion was HIV/AIDS workplace policy. Forty-six participants attended representing 10 companies, 11 NGOs, two associations, one media organization, and one UN Agency.
Evodia Iswandi of the Indonesian Business Council on AIDS (IBCA) described the lengthy process and challenges to establishing HIV policy in companies in her presentation, "HIV Programs in the Workplace" (Program HIV di Tempat Kerja).
Dr. Wisprayogie of Chevron presented "Chevron's Policy and Program on HIV&AIDS Prevention & Care in the Workplace" (Kebijakan dan Program Pencegahan & Perawatan HIV&AIDS Chevron di Tempat Kerja). Chevron is one of the first companies that initiated efforts to prevent HIV&AIDS in its workplace in 2005.
Participants found the discussion to be highly illuminating as they learned about how policy at a company could reduce stigma toward people living with HIV and improve business performance.