THIRUVANATHAPURAM: The International Union of Foodworkers (IUF), a global federation of trade unions, on Thursday urged India to support the ban on endosulfan.
Briefing the media after a three-day Asia-Pacific regional meeting of agricultural and plantation trade unions here, IUF regional secretary Ma Wei Pin urged India to support the inclusion of endosulfan in the Stockholm Convention.
Kasaragod: A 35-year old woman who was suffering from cancer died at her Chalingal residence in the district on Wednesday.
Her disease is suspected to have been caused by the spraying of the pesticide Endosulfan in the Plantation Corporation of Kerala's (PCK) cashew estates at Periye here.
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: The fight against endosulfan in the state has got encouragement from Malaysia with the Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) urging its Indian counterparts to lead the agitation against the pesticide. MTUC general secretary R. Jai Kumar, addressing the INTUC in Thiruvananthapuram, said farm labourers were falling victims to such pesticides.
Taking a position that was diametrically opposite to that of its Government in the Centre, the Congress in Kerala demanded a nation-wide ban on Endosulfan, the killer pesticide that had caused over 400 deaths and mysterious diseases to more than 9,000 in Kasaragod district.
After a meeting of the executive committee of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee, State party president Ramesh Chennith
Kozhikode: The Kerala Catholic Youth Movement (KCYM), Thamarassery diocese, will organise a mass painting and signature campaign in the district on Tuesday to mobilise public support for a speedy ban on Endosulfan. Artists, youth organisation members, priests, nuns and students from various parts of the district will attend the programme, scheduled to begin at Mananchira at 2.30 p.m. Fr.
Exposure to Endosulfan could lead to male infertility, says a study conducted by a doctor in Coimbatore even as reports from Kasaragod indicate that the Kerala Government
Kasaragod: The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee is in favour of a nationwide ban on the use of Endosulfan pesticide and a representation to this effect has been made to the Union government, its spokesperson M.M. Hassan has said.
The recent remarks by Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Pinarayi Vijayan that the KPCC had not clarified its stand on the issue was baseless, Mr.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After shifting the MD of the Plantation Corporation of Kerala (PCK) for filing an affidvait in Kerala High Court which ran contrary to the government's position on the endosulfan issue, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan said on Sunday action would be taken against the officials behind it.
"Action would be taken against the officials responsible for preparing the affidavit whi
Bovikkanam (Kasaragod): Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary Pinarayi Vijayan has asked the Union government to announce an effective rehabilitation package for Endosulfan victims. The Centre should announce a rehabilitation package to supplement the assistance rendered by the State.
