People

Flawed fabrics: the abuse of girls and women workers in the South Indian textile industry

This report highlights serious labour rights and human rights violations faced by girls and young women employed in the Tamil Nadu spinning industry in South India, which is a major hub in the global knitwear sector, supplying some of the big name clothing brands including C&A, HanesBrands, Mothercare and Primark.

Publication Date: 
28/10/2014
Martje Theuws, Pauline Overeem
SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations
Tags:
Women, Industrial Workers, Textile Industry, Tamil Nadu, Human Rights, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety
Environment

Supreme Court rules gov't liable for asbestos poisoning

The Supreme Court has ruled for the first time ever that compensation for health issues related to asbestos poisoning is the responsibility of the Japanese government

Publication Date: 
10/10/2014
Japan Today (Japan)
Tags:
Health, Asbestos, Japan, Supreme Court, Compensation, Occupational Safety, Occupational Health, Lung Cancer
Hazardous Waste

Nuclear workers kept in dark about Fukushima hazard pay

HIRONO, FUKUSHIMA PREF. – Almost a year after Japan pledged to double hazard pay at the stricken Fukushima No.

Publication Date: 
08/10/2014
Japan Times (Japan)
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety, Japan, Nuclear Accidents, Nuclear Power Plants, Radiation
Environment

DM to analyse environmental aspects that affect health

The quality of outdoor and indoor air, safety of food and drinking water, houses, waste management, sewerage and occupational health in the emirate will be first studied.

Publication Date: 
30/09/2014
Khaleej Times
Tags:
Environment, Air Pollution, Health Effects, Drinking Water, Waste Management, Occupational Health, Food Safety, United Arab Emirates
Pesticides And Toxins

Pesticide exposure and depression among male private pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study

Pesticide exposure may be positively associated with depression. Few previous studies have considered the episodic nature of depression or examined individual pesticides. The researchers evaluated associations between pesticide exposure and depression among male
private pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2014
John D. Beard, David M. Umbach, Jane A. Hoppin & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
122
9
984-991
Tags:
Pesticide Use, Health Effects, Occupational Health, Mental Health, Insecticide, Dieldrin
Health

Chronic kidney disease epidemic in Central America: Urgent public health action is needed amid causal uncertainty

The 52nd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in response to a call for action of the Minister of Health of El Salvador, recognized chronic kidney disease from nontraditional causes (CKDnT) affecting agricultural communities in Central America as a serious public health problem that requires urgent, effective, and concerted multisectoral action.

Publication Date: 
28/08/2014
Pedro Ordunez, Ramón Martinez, Ludovic Reveiz & et al
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
8
8
1-3
Tags:
Renal Failure, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Women, Pesticide Use, Sri Lanka, Occupational Health, Sugarcane, Agriculture
Hazardous Waste

Living dangerously: Study lists 16 pollution hotspots in capital

On Tuesday, Delhi-based NGO Toxics Link released a study identifying 16 pollution ‘hotspots’ in the city, where pollution — through illegal waste disposal, segregation, severe soil, water and air c

Publication Date: 
13/08/2014
Aniruddha Ghosal
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Waste Disposal, Occupational Health, Waste Recycling, Industrial Pollution, Textile Industry, Radiation, Occupational Safety, Health Effects, Hazardous Waste
Health

Snake bites complicate chronic kidney disease among farmers in rural Sri Lanka

Snakebite is a common occupational health hazard among Sri Lankan agricultural workers, particularly in the North Central Province and a recent study has found that venomous snake bites, particular

Publication Date: 
12/08/2014
Colombo Page (Sri Lanka)
Tags:
Health, Agriculture, Diseases, Farmers, Sri Lanka, Occupational Health, Toxins, South Asia
Industry

The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014

A Bill further to amend the Factories Act, 1948. This Act may be called the Factories (Amendment) Act, 2014.

Publication Date: 
07/08/2014
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Industry, India, Legislation, Hazardous Products, Industrial Pollution, Health Effects, Occupational Health, Industrial Workers, Hazardous Waste
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding health effects suffered by the Applicant from asbestos as a result of having worked in the mine in Village Roro Hills West Singhbhum, 07/08/2014

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Kalyan Bansingh & Others Vs HIL Ltd. & Others regarding health effects suffered by the Applicant from asbestos as a result of having worked in the mine in Village Roro Hills West Singhbhum.

Judgement Date: 
07/08/2014
Tags:
Asbestos, Health Effects, Mining, Paschim Singhbhum, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Occupational Health, Jharkhand

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