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| NHRC Identifies SILICOSIS as serious issue of Human Rights Violation. |
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| Sunday, 11 March 2007 | |
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Jagdish Patel NHRC Identifies SILICOSIS as serious issue of Human Rights Violation. On 6th March NHRC organized reveiw of the Halth Status with refernce to its recommendations in 2005. In Public hearing on Denial to health care held at Bhopal in 2004, as member of Gujarat JSA, PTRC had made representation on Silicosis deaths among Agate workers. One of the victims MAheshbhai personally came to Bhopal for representation.Maheshbhai died of Silicosis in December, 2006.
No particular recommnedation was made by NHRC in this
regrard. PTRC had requested for various actions which can be taken upby
Health deptt og State. Though no concrete steps were taken with
referecne to our demands, State health deptt helped hospital admission
for Silicosis sufferers, organize diagnosis camp an Jhalod in Nov.2004,
Health Commissioner visited some units in Godhra with PTRC
representative and Godhra Collctor.
Because of many representation NHRC may have received
in the meanwhile when large numbers of deaths in MP were reported,
during this review NHRC included Silicoisis in its agenda. Dr.Abhay
Shukla,National Conveneor of JSA gave information about the studies
carried out by JSA memebrs on Silicosis in Gujarta and MP, in his main
presentation in inagural plenary, which set the tone. Later, during
open discussion Dr.Ashish Gupta, Jagdish PAtel and others made the
demands and status clearer. NHRC had inviteed representative of Lanour
ministry also.The representative defended saying there are adwquate
legal provisions to protecrt workers form Silicosis.
In the post lunch session the Sates were divided in
two groups. In both the groups the issue was again discussed, though
the time was a great constraint and we could not express everythign
which we had wanted.PTRCV submited the State and NHRC copy of the
handout of PPT presentation and copy of the film Way to dusty Death.
I demanded for ratification of ILO 155 and also made
it clear that the issue should be looke dinti larger perspective of
Occupational Helath and this is one of the important health
issue.Ministry of Helath must have its plans to reduce burden of
Occ.diseases.
In the concluding remarks in the lat plenary
sesion Chair person of NHRC declared that NHRC has identified issue of
Silcisis as one of the serious issues. It will invtie other ministries
like labor and Industry to resolve.
We have to build the movement on this achievement now.
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