Ignorance blamed for hepatitis discrimination

时间：2007-06-02 02:48:44

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June 1 - The lack of common knowledge about hepatitis B in China was the cause of widespread discrimination suffered by the country's 120 million carriers, said a senior official with the Ministry1 of Labor2 and Social Security on Thursday.

 

"Many people believe they can be easily infected by carriers," Yu Faming, an official responsible for employment and training with the ministry, told a hepatitis B positive graduate, who had faced frequent rejections3 from prospective4 employers.

 

"In fact, common daily contact with hepatitis carriers like having dinner or talking is safe, and a lot of people just don't know that," said Yu, calling for a public awareness5 campaign.

 

"The virus is mainly transmitted through the exchange of bodily fluids such as contaminated blood and semen, shared needles and mother-to-baby contact," he said.

 

The ministry also warned employers nationwide against discrimination in a notice on its website, www.molss.gov.cn., on Wednesday.

 

Employers are prohibited from rejecting job applicants6 or dismissing employees on the grounds that the job seekers are infected unless the nature of the job might help spread the virus, the notice said.

 

Medical institutions should also try to protect the privacy of carriers, it said.

 

Though showing no symptoms and posing no threat to co-workers, most hepatitis B carriers, almost one tenth of the total population, suffer discrimination at work and in society.

 
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1 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
2 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
3 rejections 159b16c2797ee6b20f045c2047ca4afc     
拒绝( rejection的名词复数 )； 摒弃； 剔除物； 排斥
参考例句：
  • Most writers endure a number of rejections before being published. 大部分作家经历无数次的退稿才守得云开，作品得到发表。
  • Supervise workers and monitors production quality to minimize rejections. 管理工人，监控生产质量，减少退货。
4 prospective oR7xB     
adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的
参考例句：
  • The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
  • They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。
5 awareness 4yWzdW     
n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智
参考例句：
  • There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
  • Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。
6 applicants aaea8e805a118b90e86f7044ecfb6d59     
申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
  • He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

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