The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) is
seeking applicants for the full-time position of Head of Asia Desk, covering
the South East Asia Region.
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Closing date for applications is November 19, 2012
Read the position description here.
By Cheng Zhuo
Translated by Hou Ye
In July 2012, the Avic Chengdu Engine Group Company in Chengdu, Sichuan hired 300 new employees, and required them to go through a mandatory health examination as part of the company’s orientation. After eight college graduates tested positive for hepatitis B virus (HBV), the company refused to hire them. When these eight individuals appealed to the Labor and Social Security Bureau, they were told, “You’d better go home to recuperate from your illness, and don’t make trouble.” Chengdu E Road Working Group, a non-profit organization dedicated to defending of the rights of people with hepatitis B, took the case on, and drew on the power of domestic allies and media to persuade the company to change its policies and accept its social responsibility.
作者：成卓, 成都E路相伴工作组
2012年7月，在300多人入职中航工业成都发动机集团有限公司时被要求检查乙肝项目。其中8名被查出为乙肝病毒携带者的应届毕业大学生遭拒绝录用。地的劳动保障部门对大学生的求助回复竟然是：”查出来了病就回家好好养病，还闹什么闹。” 成都e路相伴工作组利用这一案例，在国内盟友的协助下，成功利用媒体报道，倡导该企业修订其就业对乙肝携带着的录取标准，切实履行其社会责任。
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