Hairdresser sinibak ni Ricky Reyes matapos magpositibo sa HIV

Inakusahan ng kanyang dating empleyado si Ricky Reyes ng diskriminasyon matapos umano siya nitong sibakin matapos magpositibo sa HIV.
At dagdag na dagok pa umano kay Rene Nocos, hairdresser, ang hindi pagbabayad ni Reyes ng kanyang social protection benefits sa Social Security System at PhilHealth premiums.
“I have committed wrong choices in the past and suffered heavily for it. My entire family have disowned me. My friends have abandoned me. My co-workers have condemned me. Despite all these, I need my life back.But I can’t rebuild my life back because I was laid off from my job just because I have HIV. I want to put the pieces back together but my employer, Ricky Reyes, denied me of my social protection through SSS and in PhilHealth,” ani Nocos.
Naghain na si Nocos ng reklamo noong Marso 3, 2014 laban kay Reyes na siyang may-ari ng Ricky Superstyle Color Salon at Ms. Tonette Moreno, vice president ng kompanya, sa National Labor Relations Commission. Siya ay sinibank sa trabaho noong Pebrero 28, 2014.
“I tried to avail of free outpatient HIV/AIDS Treatment or OHAT package using Philhealth but I discovered only last year that my employer is not making any payment at all. So I confronted him (Reyes) why he is not paying my Philhealth. He (Reyes) then fired me after learning that I have HIV right there and then,” dagdag pa nito.
Si Nocos ay sinusuportahan ng Associated Labor Unions na siyang nagharap sa kanya sa isang press conference.
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