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An HIV-positive man in China said he was suing local authorities for denying him a job as a primary school teacher, in a sign of growing assertiveness in the nation’s AIDS community.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If accepted by the court, the lawsuit will be the second such discrimination case heard in China<\/strong>, where people with HIV\/AIDS are often stigmatized despite growing signs of openness.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old plaintiff, who goes by the alias Xiao Hai, passed a test and interview for a teaching job in the southwestern province of Guizhou in April, but was denied the post after a health check.<\/p>\n

According to the state-run Global Times newspaper, his lawyer Chen Wensheng has asked the court to repeal the rejection of Xiao Hai, which he argues is illegal and represents job discrimination.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He said the rejection on health grounds broke the 2008 Law on Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases and other regulations that bar employers from discriminating against patients with HIV — the virus that causes AIDS.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit — which has yet to be accepted by the court — is similar to a landmark case heard last year in the eastern province of Anhui and widely believed to be China’s first HIV discrimination case.<\/p>\n

The plaintiff in the case, heard in October, also sued local authorities for allegedly denying him a job because he was HIV-positive, but lost the suit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

HIV\/AIDS sufferers have long been stigmatized in China, but increased government education and a recent motion picture starring movie star Zhang Ziyi as an HIV carrier have helped raise awareness.<\/strong><\/p>\n

China says that at least 740,000 people are living with HIV but campaigners say the actual figure could be far higher.<\/p>\n

Source AFP<\/em>
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