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Government probes deportation of HIV-positive workers

    JOHANNESBURG

    The Mozambican government said it is investigating reports that Mozambican miners working in South Africa are being deported because they are HIV-positive.

    “We are still investigating the allegations by talking to parties involved,” deputy health director Avertino Barreto said in an interview with AFP. Mozambican migrant worker representatives have reported that workers are being deported because they were found to be HIV-positive. According to news reports, the representatives said more than 50 miners had been sent home since the beginning of the year.

    It is estimated that there are 100,000 Mozambican miners working in South Africa. It is estimated that 14 percent of Mozambicans are HIV-positive.

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