by admin | Nov 20, 2013 | News
ASBEST, Russia — On a chilly afternoon earlier this week, an SUV parked at the edge of an enormous hole in the ground in the town of Asbest, Russia. Over six miles long and one thousand feet deep, it is the world’s largest open-pit asbestos mine. Two young women...
by admin | Nov 20, 2013 | News
It took a police officer to help miners and their families breathe easy in India’s Rajasthan state, which has been losing its young men to silicosis Eight-year-old Naresh Bai lives with her 80-year-old grandmother, Lado, who is a widow. Her father, Ganpati Jatav, died...
by admin | Nov 8, 2013 | News
The National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to carry out inspection in a north-west Delhi area and file a report on establishments engaged in marble cutting in residential areas. It also asked the DPCC to report on the technology...
by admin | Oct 30, 2013 | News
मजदूर संघ को बने दो दिन ही हुये थे कि वो वस्ती के पास लगी क्रेसर मशीनों की धूल से स्वास्थ्य एवं रोजगार की समस्या को लेकर जब मजदूर आगे आये तो मजूदरो ने रास्ता रोक कर स्वास्थ्य विभाग, पुलिस प्रशासन, तहसीलदार, एस.डी.एम. महोदय को उनकी मांगे सुनने के लिये आना ही पड़ा डाग...
by admin | Oct 26, 2013 | News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 2, 2013 Over 300 scientists and health defenders from 36 countries condemn dangerous misinformation being disseminated in India by asbestos industry organisations In a letter released today, over 200 scientists and over 100 labour and...
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