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HIV/Aids is having a crippling effect on the workforce of many countries, a report by the International Labor Organization for World Aids Day says. The ILO said HIV/Aids killed almost 3.5 million people of working age in 2005. South Africa, among the worst-affected nations, has announced a plan aiming to halve the infection rate by 2011 and to boost the use of antiretrovirals. In a speech to mark World Aids Day, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urged more frank and open discussion of HIV/Aids.