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15 Oct 2008

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China Labour Bulletin

Nokia goes to extraordinary lengths to avoid culpability in Hepatitis B discrimination case

A court in Dongguan, China, recently reconvened to hear evidence in a case against Finnish telecommunications giant, Nokia, in which a job applicant claims he was refused employment because he carried the Hepatitis B virus (HBV). The court hearing, which opened on 6 October 2008, is closed to the public and China Labour Bulletin is concerned that, given Nokia's statements in previous hearings, justice in this case will prove illusive. Nokia has so far refused to accept that it was at fault in the case.