Mining

Organising the unorganized

The Mine Labour Protection Campaign (MLPC) came into being over a decade ago. It works under the aegis of The School of Desert Sciences (SDS) and draw its strength from its networking partner NGO's, CBO's, experts and individuals. For a decade MLPC has been engaged in organizing mineworkers in Rajasthan, who constitute some of the most deprived sections of society.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2005
Bahar Dutt
Mine Labour Protection Campaign
Tags:
Environment, Mineral-Based Industry, Minerals, Workers, Child Labour, Rajasthan, Mining
Industry

 The colour of trade

Environmental provisions find mention in a free trade agreement

Publication Date: 
29/09/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Trade, Workers, GATT, Legislation, Human Rights, NGO, Trade Unions, Jordan, United States Of America (US), Environment Management
Fisheries

 Toxic tales from God's own country

As deformity cases swell in Kerala s Kasaragod district, the silent screams of the victims fall on the deaf ears of the government

Publication Date: 
14/08/2001
Surendranath C
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pesticides, Plantation Crops, Health Effects, Cancer, Workers, Children, Blindness, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Endosulfan, Kerala, Kasaragod (D), Diseases
India

 Pesticide poisoning

Kerala s tryst with pesticide related deaths continue

Publication Date: 
14/08/2001
Surendranath C
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pesticides, Tea, Workers, Women, Hazardous Products, Kerala, Idukki
India

 Mercury threat

the former employees of the Hindustan Lever Limited's ( hll ) thermometer factory in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, are protesting against the com

Publication Date: 
30/05/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Effects, Workers, Mercury, Hazardous Products, Greenpeace, India, Tamil Nadu, Kodaikanal, Toxic Wastes
India

 Master plan for anarchy

The judgement to relocate polluting factories in Delhi leaves several questions unanswered. Will the powers-who-be work to turn good intentions into right actions?

Publication Date: 
30/12/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Urban Development, Workers, Hazardous Industry, HI Relocation, Legislation, Supreme Court, Public Participation, Governance, Delhi, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)
Natural Disasters

 Facing the truth

After decades of denial, US admits that radiation killed nuclear weapons workers

Publication Date: 
14/05/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Effects, Workers, Occupational Health, Nuclear Weapons, United States Of America (US)
Air Pollution

 Damage control

The Union labour ministry discusses the safety and health problems of the workers at Alang

Publication Date: 
14/02/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Shipping, Health Effects, Workers, Environmental Health, Occupational Health
Environment

 Nurture nature

To achieve economic growth and poverty alleviation, it is imperative to constantly replenish environmental resources

Publication Date: 
14/11/1999
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Environment, Population, Workers, Economic Development, Poverty, Sustainable Development, Urbanisation
Air Pollution

  Appetite for danger

Jobs involving hazardous chemicals actually select people with the appropriate genes

Publication Date: 
30/08/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pesticides, Health Effects, Workers, Medical Research, Hazardous Products, Life Science

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