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Hazards news, 22 January 2005
Spain:
Unions win new controls over subcontractors
A six year union campaign in Spain has won a law to control construction
industry subcontracting. Spanish building union FECOMA spearheaded
the six-year drive, which included two general strikes in the
industry.
Risks 191, 22 January 2005
Egypt:
Workers fight employer and asbestos disease
Ninety employees, many suffering from debilitating asbestos disease,
have been laid off by Aura-Misr, an Egyptian asbestos company.
The sick workers say a month's supply of basic medicine, that
allows them to continue breathing properly, costs about 70 per
cent of a worker's salary.
Risks 191, 22 January 2005
Global:
Governments must probe media deaths, says IFJ
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called for
the United States and other governments to take seriously their
responsibility to investigate media killings. IFJ reports that
129 journalists and media employees were killed last year, the
worst 12-month toll on record.
Risks 191, 22 January 2005
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