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Wales: HIV patients are at risk of being identified because of new prescribing system

HIV patients who are forced to report to hospital every month for a prescription could be forced into a situation where they have to reveal their condition to an employer.

Published
4 hours ago
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Wales Online
Employment
US: No postings yet for HIV-positive Marines, sailors since policy change

More than nine months have passed since the Navy decided to open up overseas and large-ship platform assignments to HIV-positive sailors and Marines, but not a single sailor has gotten such a posting.

Published
4 hours ago
From
Stars and Stripes
Epidemiology and behaviour
Mozambique mining boom brings fear of rising HIV infection rate

Coal boom adds to complications for health workers trying to stop spread of HIV among miners, truck drivers and sex workers.

Published
15 April 2013
From
The Guardian
Access to medicines and treatment
Sex, drugs and hope: How big business fought AIDS in South Africa

MOST managers extol the power of positive thinking. At the New Vaal colliery in South Africa, however, workers are urged to “stay negative”. This is not because Anglo American, the mining giant that owns the colliery, wants to foster a gloomy attitude among its employees. Rather, it wants them to stay alive.

Published
12 April 2013
From
The Economist
Employment
New York Man Says He Was Fired For Having HIV

A New York City man claims he was abruptly fired from his finance job at a car dealership after his employer learned he is HIV-positive.

Published
05 April 2013
From
ABC News
Tuberculosis and HIV
Southern Africa cracks down on TB in mines

South Africa's gold mines are estimated to have the highest number of new tuberculosis (TB) cases in the world, making the disease a leading export to neighbouring countries. IRIN takes a look at the declaration meant to change this situation.

Published
25 March 2013
From
IRIN
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
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