Thank you Earl for your views. What we all have been doing here are probably addressing only 1 % of those who are threatened. If the leaders of my country are showing dream of Bullet trains as they have in Chins and Japan, they should also dream for statistics on Occ.Diseases and injuries.
That we can not see at this moment
Jagdish
On 7 July 2014 19:08, Earl Brown <ebrown@solidaritycenter.org> wrote:
Dear Jadish: I hope you are well, and it's great to be in touch again. I would caution on the relative value of bad statistics. They are not necessarily better than none! These official PRC statistics must of course be noted and tracked. But they seriously understand the vast dimensions of the silicosis crisis in China, and reflect an official effort to suppress serious discussion of the problem. And, I believe based on the important reports emanating from you and Mohit, particularly concerning the progress on compensation in Rajasthan, show that your advocacy is flourishing! Even without statistics.On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 9:07 AM, Jagdish Patel <jagdish.jb@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Earl,In India we appreciate China only for the reason that they have some data. India, another Asian country comparable to China in size and population- do not have any such data. Unlike China, India has parliamentary democracy and citizens have right of expression and many other rights which Chinese workers do not enjoy. So, capitalists have conquered Indian society- workers have no control what so ever. With this in mind I appreciate Chinese society and Government.JagdishOn 7 July 2014 15:08, Earl Brown <ebrown@solidaritycenter.org> wrote:
I doubt both these figures. There must be way more "new" cases, and probably no decline in the overall population suffering severe silicosis.
Earl BrownSolidarity Center---------------Many Bangladeshi workers labor in unsafe workplaces for poverty wages. Click here to show solidarity with organizers and activists who are under attack as they stand up for worker rights and safety.China recorded 23,152 new pneumoconiosis cases in 2013, a drop of 1,054 from
the previous year, the country's health authority said on Monday.
Pneumoconiosis is a disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of large
amounts of dust or particulate matter.
Of the new cases, 13,955 were coal workers and 8,095 were silicosis
sufferers, according to figures released by the National Health and Family
Planning Commission.
The pneumoconiosis cases accounted for 87.7 percent of the country's total
new occupational disease cases, which also included 637 acute occupational
poisonings, 904 chronic occupational poisonings and 1,700 others.
Occupational disease cases from the coal, nonferrous metals, machinery and
construction sectors accounted for more than 73 percent of the annual total.
Figures also showed that last year there were 284 acute occupational
poisoning accidents, leaving 637 people poisoned, 25 of them fatally.
According to the commission, the number of institutions offering
occupational health checkups and diagnosis hit 3,437 and 603 respectively in
2013, up 360 and 41 respectively from the previous year
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2014-07/01/content_17630755.htm
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