title: El Salvador: activists challenge law allowing pre-employment HIV testing.
abstract: On 24 October 2001, El Salvador's national legislature passed a law allowing employers to impose pre-employment HIV testing on job applicants, although it also prohibits employers from discriminating against those who test HIV-positive.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004544:El Salvador; D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D011287:Prejudice