ASEAN recognises companies for Exemplary HIV/AIDS Workplace Initiatives

Bangkok, 20 September 2024 - Today, five private companies from ASEAN Member States were recognised with the prestigious ASEAN Red Ribbon for Outstanding Workplace (ARROW) Award for their exemplary practices in creating non-discriminatory workplaces for people living with HIV. These companies were also honoured for their effective HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention programmes.

Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio Cultural Community H.E. Ekkaphab Phanthavong congratulated the awardees for their unwavering commitment to preventing and controlling HIV in the workplace. He emphasised their significant contribution to achieving the target of zero HIV transmissions in ASEAN, in line with the ASEAN Leaders Declaration on Ending Inequalities and Getting on Track to End AIDS by 2030.

Established in 2016, the ARROW Award is organised biennially by the ASEAN Business Coalition on HIV and AIDS (ASEAN-BCA), an entity founded by the ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting in 2014. This Award celebrates enterprises that have set high standards in workplace policies and practices related to HIV and AIDS.

The Department of Labour Protection and Welfare of the Ministry of Labour of Thailand, serving as the ASEAN-BCA Coordinator for 2022-2024, hosted the 5^th Award Ceremony in Bangkok and virtually. The esteemed ARROW Award was presented to Olive Apparel Co. Ltd. from Cambodia, PT TJB Power Services from Indonesia, First Gas Power Corporation from the Philippines, NatSteel Holdings Pte. Ltd. from Singapore, and Indorama Polyester Industries Public Company Ltd. (Rayong) from Thailand.

This year marks the fifth ARROW Awards Ceremony, with previous events hosted by Singapore in 2022, the Philippines in 2020, Malaysia in 2018, and Indonesia in 2016.

The lists and company profiles of the Awardees are available here: