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A major centre of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and petro-chemical units in India, the Baroda-Ankleshwar industrial belt is home to numerous polluting industries. The aims of this case study were to raise trade union awareness towards health problems of workers due to exposure to toxics, to alert them to dangers to the community and the environment from toxic releases by industry, and to help formulate the role of trade unions in environmental protection. This study is one of many which have collected first hand information on what the existing state of affairs is in Indian industries in regards to environmental protection, including workers' health. The case study highlights the types of waste produced in the Baroda-Ankleshwar industrial belt, the methods of disposal, the efforts of management in regards to pollution control, and the role of trade unions in regards to environmental and worker safety.
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This HMS
publication is supported through ILO/INT/93/M12/NOR Workers Education & Environment
Programme. However, "the responsibility for opinions expressed in this
publication rests solely with the author and their publication does not constitute an
endorsement by the International Labour Office of the opinions expressed in them. References to names of firms and commercial products and processes do not imply their endorsement of the International Labour Office, and any failure to mention a particular firm, commercial product is not a sign of disapproval." |
Creada por AdT, Training Technology Consultants, S.A.R.L., Aprobada por E-MO. Ultima actualización: Enero 2000. |
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