Re: [Anroev: 2101] Hazardous stone crushing: SC takes notice of silicosis deaths in Gujranwala

This is Pakistan's Supreme Court and not Indian

Jagdish

On 14 July 2014 11:06, Mohit Gupta <mohit.gup@gmail.com> wrote:

The Supreme Court has sought a report from all secretaries of labour and
human resource department, Gujranwala commissioner and heads of
environmental protection agencies in this regard within two weeks.

Earlier, two members of Public Lawyers Front (PLF) namely Osama Khawar and
Yahya Farid Khawaja moved the SC under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution,
requesting it to direct the provincial governments to frame rules regulating
occupations involving stone-crushing and the hazardous emission of silica
dust.

The application pointed out that though the deceased labourers made repeated
requests to the factory owners, they were neither provided with any masks to
protect them from silica powder inhalation, nor did the factory owners
install any dust control equipment.

The applicants furnished a list of 18 young labourers, who died in
Gujranwala from silicosis. Among them were nine labourers who were from one
village in Gujranwala. The latest victim of silicosis is Safdar Ali from
Gujranwala who succumbed to the disease three weeks ago. Ali's brother also
died last year from the same disease.

The court was also informed that more than 100 labourers had died from
silicosis in Dera Ghazi Khan and other regions of Punjab in the last few
years - apparently all of them were working in stone crushing factories.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/734988/hazardous-stone-crushing-sc-takes-notice-
of-silicosis-deaths-in-gujranwala/



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