Hepatitis-B sufferer files job discrimination suit

SHANGHAI: A person who suffers from hepatitis-B has decided to sue a subsidiary of the Taiwan-based computer manufacturer Asus for discrimination.

Chen, 22, told China Daily yesterday that he had been offered a job on December 7, 2005, at Changshuo Technology (Shanghai) Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the leading computer maker Asus, after two rounds of tough interviews, but was later rejected when his health report, which indicted that he was a hepatitis-B carrier, was sent to the company.

"On December 28, the company issued me a notice for breach of contract, which stated clearly that the breach was based on the fact that I am a hepatitis-B carrier," Chen said.