Sick with discrimination
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Vague laws
According to the report released Tuesday, there are currently no systematic legal provisions or measures to address health discrimination in employment.
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It added that existing regulations on employment discrimination are inadequate and lack details on penalties for violations. "When the work related discrimination occurs, it is hard to find the corresponding law," said Liu Kangmai, deputy director of NCAIDS.
The Ministry of Health said Monday that 70 percent of newly reported HIV infection cases originated from unsafe sex. Earlier, more people reported they were infected through blood transfusions, and the disease was confined to minority groups, such as gays.
"The HIV and AIDS related employment discrimination will only get more serious in the future," Yu said.
The report suggested that the health requirements for civil service and police jobs should be revised.
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