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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
Tuberculosis and HIV
Ministers endorse declaration set to pave the way to zero TB deaths among miners in Southern Africa

Ministers of Health and Labour from the 15 Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries have endorsed a declaration on tuberculosis (TB) in the mining sector that is designed to drive a regional response to the issue.

Published
14 May 2012
From
Stop TB Partnership
Employment
International Military HIV/AIDS Conference concludes, leaders gain invaluable knowledge

MAPUTO, Mozambique – The 2012 International Military HIV/AIDS Conference concluded here today after four days of sharing insights into new ways to re-energize military HIV/AIDS prevention programs.

Published
11 May 2012
From
Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System
Employment
US: Burger King Manager Claims He Was Fired For Being HIV-Positive

A former manager of several Burger King restaurants in Virginia has accused the fast-food company of firing him because he's HIV-positive, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.

Published
08 May 2012
From
Huffington Post
Employment
India: Ministry of Home Affairs red-flags HIV Bill: 'can't take infected in paramilitary'

A clause in the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill 2012 that HIV testing cannot be a precondition for employment has raised some practical roadblocks in the recruitment process of the paramilitary forces and police.

Published
27 April 2012
From
Indian Express
Discrimination and the law
India: Strict law covering HIV-infected people against discrimination soon

A person whose spoken or written word(s) that may lead to hostility or hatred against an HIV patient could go to jail for two years. An AIDS patient cannot be denied employment or sacked except with a written assessment of an independent healthcare provider that the person poses a risk of transmission of virus to others at the workplace.

Published
10 April 2012
From
Times of India
Employment
US Supreme Court Rules Against Pilot Penalized for Hiding His H.I.V. Status

The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a private pilot whose H.I.V.-positive status was improperly shared between government agencies cannot collect damages for the emotional distress he suffered when he was punished for hiding his medical condition from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Published
29 March 2012
From
New York Times
Employment
ETHIOPIA: New HIV policy focuses on HIV in the workplace

The government has teamed up with Ethiopia' s main employees' and employers' associations to launch a new HIV/AIDS workplace policy that is to be implemented across the nation. 

Published
26 March 2012
From
IRIN Plus News
Employment
SOUTH AFRICA: Outrage over HIV-positive journalist's dismissal and deportation

Allegedly tested for HIV without consent, found positive and subsequently dismissed, detained and deported, a South African journalist is attempting to take his case against Qatar to the International Labour Organization (ILO) to change the country's HIV travel and employment laws.

Published
21 February 2012
From
IRIN Plus News
Discrimination and the law
HIV-positive man who sued Atlanta gets new hearing

A federal appeals court on Wednesday granted a new hearing to a 40-year-old man who claimed the Atlanta Police Department rejected his job application because he has HIV.

Published
02 February 2012
From
Boston Globe
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