According to the report, the majority of Sri Lankans living with the virus that causes AIDS are between the ages of 30-39 and are working class citizens.
The ILO warns, the threat of HIV/AIDS spreading in Sri Lanka is rapidly increasing due to a general reluctance to use condoms, a large number of commercial sex workers, and external and internal migration.
The ILO along with the Ministry of the Labor Relations and Foreign Employment, have developed a three-year program to control the spread of HIV/AIDS among workers.
The program would introduce various programs and policies in the workplace, prompting awareness of the disease and preventing those disagnosed from further spreading HIV/AIDS.
The ILO also urged the government, the trade unions and service providers to actively combat HIV/AIDS in workplaces.
The number of HIV/AIDS cases reported from Sri Lanka by the end of 2004 was around 614.
