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Experiences of stigma
HIV positive jobseeker 'humiliated' by Kent job centre staff

An HIV positive jobseeker said job centre staff made him declare his condition within earshot of others, and told him he had to see a disability adviser.

Published
20 February 2013
From
BBC News
Employment
China: Teacher with HIV receives 45,000 yuan in employment discrimination case

A teacher in the eastern Chinese city of Nanchang has accepted 45,000 yuan in compensation after filing a lawsuit against his local education department for employment discrimination. Xiao Qi (a pseudonym) had been refused employment by the Jinxian county education department because he was HIV positive.

Published
01 February 2013
From
China Labour Bulletin
Employment
Military Reverses Course on HIV+ People Serving Overseas

On Aug. 13 the Pentagon quietly released a revision to the Department of the Navy policy, which now allows HIV-positive Sailors to be stationed at U.S. military installations outside of the country and on select large ship platforms.

Published
20 November 2012
From
OutServe
Employment
Former Employee Sues Delta Air Lines for HIV Discrimination

A former employee of Delta Air Lines is suing the company for disability discrimination and harassment resulting from his HIV status, according to paperwork filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.

Published
26 September 2012
From
Poz magazine news
Employment
City of Atlanta settles HIV police discrimination lawsuit for $250000

A man who was denied employment with the Atlanta Police Department because he is HIV positive will receive a $250000 settlement from the city.

Published
23 August 2012
From
The GA Voice
Finance and funding
Africa: Early HIV Therapy 'Economically Beneficial'

Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for adults infected with HIV in rural Sub-Saharan Africa can generate widespread economic benefits, researchers have found.

Published
27 July 2012
From
SciDev NET
Employment
HIV Employment Discrimination Still an Issue in US, UK

Employment law and licensing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom are making it increasingly difficult for people living with HIV to enter the workforce, further increasing stigma and discrimination.

Published
27 July 2012
From
POZ
Employment
Teacher With HIV Sues Calif. School for Wrongful Termination

Matthew Edmondson, a gay middle school science teacher, has filed a lawsuit against The Pegasus School in Huntington Beach, California, for workplace discrimination and wrongful termination because he has HIV, according to a statement from Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys, LLP, which represents him.

Published
19 June 2012
From
Poz magazine news
Employment
Discrimination against doctors with HIV must end

The UK has one of the strictest regulations governing HIV infected healthcare workers in the world; only Australia, Ireland, Italy, and Malta take a similar stance.

Published
18 May 2012
From
BMJ
Discrimination and the law
Equality and Human Rights Commission has workforce halved

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has been stripped of its duty to promote a society with equal opportunity for all and had its budget and workforce halved, the government has announced.

Published
17 May 2012
From
The Guardian
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