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The government is seeking to set legal guidelines preventing discrimination against people with AIDS and HIV. The Health and Welfare Ministry said Tuesday it plans to submit a bill that bans unfair treatment of AIDS and HIV patients in the workplace. It would guarantee them equal rights to promotion, leave of absence and the like.
Proposed penalties include imprisonment of up to one year or a maximum fine equivalent to US$3,000. So far, there are no laws in Korea banning discrimination against people with AIDS or HIV, although the number of such patients has been on a steady rise for the last couple of years.
Arirang News
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