This man knows all about cancer – Simon Pickvance
We are deeply saddened that Simon Pickvance has passed away. Simon was fighting a deadly battle against mesothelioma which he developed due to his work. The globalOSHmovement has lost a warrior in its fight for health and justice. Below is a message from Rory O’Neill who is editor of the Hazards Magazine about Simon – SIMON PICKVANCE, founder of Read More »
Chinese factory-fire victim turned activist honored by world’s largest public health group
The New York Times headline read “Fire Ravages a Doll Factory In Southern China, Killing 81.” It was November 1993, the city was Shenzhen and the location was the Zhili toy factory. Ms. Yuying Chen, 17, was one of 250 workers in the factory. Like many others, she had traveled from her rural farming community to the Shenzhen Read More »
Indian Trade Unions and Labour-Health Activists Stage Protest In front Of Canadian Embassy To Oppose Canada’s Decision To Reopen Deadly Asbestos Mines
July 26, 2012, New Delhi: Outraged by Quebec’s Premier Mr Jean Charest’s decision to grant $58 million loan to revive the world’s oldest open pitted chrysotile (white) asbestos mine-the Jeffery Mine, representatives from Indian trade unions and labour-health activists today held a demonstration infront of the Canadian Embassy in New Delhi. The opening of the Read More »
New Asbestos Mine in Canada-Business or Shameful Profiteering !
The Government of Quebec last week announced that it had given a $58 million loan guarantee to a consortium to develop a new underground chrysotile asbestos mine at the Jeffrey Asbestos Mine. The decision was immediately praised by the President of Jeffery Mines, Bernard Coulombe, Quebec National Assembly member Yvon Vallieres and trade unionist Francois Read More »
Asia facing ‘epidemic’ of worker deaths, report warns
Hong Kong (CNN) — Ramesh Makwana knew the risks to his health by working in an agate factory, but at $4 a day the rewards were too great. Now, after 14 years of breathing in the fine dust created by grinding and polishing the gemstone, Makwana has silicosis, a respiratory disease that swells the lungs. “He’s Read More »
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ANROEV Letter to Bangladesh Labour Minister – Accident at Tampako Foils Ltd
ANROEV Network has sent a letter to the Bangladesh State Minister for Labour and Employment urging urgent action in light of yet another factory fire accident at Tampako Foils Ltd.
The letter asks the minister
- To issue a public statement on this accident;
- To thoroughly investigate the accident and identify causes;
- To review the Occupational, Health and Safety standards and strengthen the inspection mechanism; and
- To ensure that the employer gives adequate compensation to the victims and the injured
To read the letter Click Here
OSH Rights: April 2016, No 37
In this Issue
- 3 Years of Rana Plaza: Justice Remains Elusive
- Asbestos free South Asia – If not now, then when?
- NTUF press conference and rally in Karachi, Pakistan
- Updates from Partners
- Campaigns and Support
- Upcoming Events
- Tributes
- Articles of Interest
- Regional News
Victim’s Voice for Environmental Justice
68% of the Korean babies and mothers died after using European company’s products.
52% died after using RB product
We accuse Reckitt Benckiser, TESCO, KeTox to European society and global market
We are here to deliver victim’s message on behalf of all Korean victims as well as nations who are shock about RB’s manslaught with its product and angry about denying of Korean government’s announcement with RB Korea’s own report manipulated and bribed which has been unveiled by Korean prosecutors recently.
According to the Korean government’s first and second victim survey in 2014 and 2015 respectively, 146 have lost their lives out of 530 victims due to using humidifier disinfectants, sterilizer in other word, which have been widely used in Korea for dry winter season since 1994. Korean government’s official investigation on this matter has been done in 2011 August and forced to recall all products in December. Read more
Courtesy: eco-health.org
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