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Smithington
Joined: 14 Dec 2011
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 Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 7:52 pm Post subject: Is Korea quietly dropping the HIV test for foreigners? |
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It seems it might well be. This from Gusts of Popular Feeling. http://populargusts.blogspot.kr/2013/11/an-interesting-development-regarding.html
Still, I don't see the more ignorant / xenophobic parents letting this go without a fight. I can see pressure mounting for individual schools to still demand an HIV check. And those AES clowns are going to have an aneurism.
Guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens. |
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Guajiro
Joined: 04 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: Is Korea quietly dropping the HIV test for foreigners? |
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| Smithington wrote: |
It seems it might well be. This from Gusts of Popular Feeling. http://populargusts.blogspot.kr/2013/11/an-interesting-development-regarding.html
Still, I don't see the more ignorant / xenophobic parents letting this go without a fight. I can see pressure mounting for individual schools to still demand an HIV check. And those AES clowns are going to have an aneurism.
Guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens. |
Maybe it's just being dropped for renewing teachers because HIV and drugs do not exist in Korea  |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 2:07 am Post subject: |
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| I don't blame the Koreans for checking on stuff like that. |
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hsaeoa
Joined: 13 Jan 2010
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Stan Rogers wrote: |
| I don't blame the Koreans for checking on stuff like that. |
oh jesus  |
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Popocatepetl
Joined: 14 Oct 2013
Location: Winter in Korea: One Perfect day after another
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| Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 2:36 am Post subject: |
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| Stan Rogers wrote: |
| I don't blame the Koreans for checking on stuff like that. |
Neither do I.
What I object to is other more important stuff. Like the lack of fair police treatment of foreigners. |
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nora
Joined: 14 Apr 2012
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| Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Stan Rogers wrote: |
| I don't blame the Koreans for checking on stuff like that. |
Agreed. It's a disease with no cure that can be transmitted without the other person knowing. Yeah, it's only by sex (or drugs), but unless you're a nun, you're at risk. I didn't mind the test and looked at it as "hey, sweet, I don't have aids!" |
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mayorhaggar
Joined: 01 Jan 2013
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The problem is, IIRC, that South Korea is a signatory to a UN treaty or concordance or whatever saying that HIV testing should be banned due to leading to discrimination. So SK's been violating that for a while.
My question is whether the dropping of the HIV and drug testing is for new recruits or just rehires, anyone know? |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| mayorhaggar wrote: |
| The problem is, IIRC, that South Korea is a signatory to a UN treaty or concordance or whatever saying that HIV testing should be banned due to leading to discrimination. So SK's been violating that for a while. |
A lot of countries don't exactly follow UN treaties they have signed.
I don't have an issue doing the AIDS test. I'm not a citizen and Korea has every right to ban any non-citizen from entering. |
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