The two-year assignment will be aimed at rural migrant workers, one of the key at-risk segments of China’s population. They will be targeted by a nationwide programme spearheaded by the ILO and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, aimed at reducing both high-risk behaviour and HIV stigma and discrimination in the work place.
Though the overall HIV infection rate in China is relatively low at 0.05% of the population, the epidemic is growing steadily and is particularly prevalent in specific segments of the population.
