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HIV Positive Teachers to Petition China Government

Anti-discrimination laws in China state that people who have HIV or AIDS are entitled to equal employment and medical treatment, but three men from three different provinces claimed that they were denied government teaching jobs because their physical exams showed that they were HIV-positive. All three had passed the employment exams but were rejected by three different education departments. AFP r