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8/8/2019 Silicosis Update-Anroav 2007
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SILICOSIS UPDATE:INDIA
Jagdish Patel
PEOPLES TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTRE
INDIA
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ADVOCACY
Representation atNational Human Rights
Commission as member
ofJan Swthya Abhiyan-
a national campaign foruniversal health services
and peoples health
rights. The meeting held
at New Delhi on January6,2007 to review health
situation, took serious
note of Silicosis
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ADVOCACY Silicosis Victims Association
(Gems) visited local Member
of Legislative Assembly andpresented memorandum.
Association members also
visited District Collector and
presented memorandum.
On April 4, Association was
invited by local
representative of Collector
for meeting. Later,
Association presented itscharter of demands to him.
No action taken in this
regard despite several
reminders
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ADVOCACY
Association wrote to
the Gems & Jewelry
Export Promotion
Council (GJEPC) to
visit victims
Association again
wrote to the Council
with copies to NHRCand Ministry of
Commerce,Govt.of
India. No reply from
anywhere.
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ADVOCACY On 5-07-07 Labor Secretary
invited a meeting of all stakeholders in which it was decided
that top level delegation shall
visit Khamabhat and Godhra in
July. But no visit has takenplace.
Later, we separately called on
Labor Secretary and presented
demands in connection with
Khamabhat demands. We alsodemanded implementation of
legal provisions in stone
crushing units.
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Legal Action A petition has beensubmitted by PRASAR,
Delhi which has now beenjoined by Shilpi Kendra inSupreme Court of India. Weare supporting the petition by
giving our comments andinformation as & whenneeded.
For compensation forSilicosis victims in Godhra,we have filed separatepetition in Gujarat High Courtwhich is being heard foradmission.
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Survey Outcomes
350 Suspect Silicosis patients found in23 villages of Jhalod taluka, 2 villages ofFatepura taluka and 1 village of Dahodtaluka.
Over 50 workers villages reported died of
Silicosis. 97 workers have been examined by
CHC. 15 found having silicosis or silico-tubercuosis. 10 found with TB. 12needed repeat x-rays.
6 patients from 3 villages of Banswadadistrict of Rajasthan also found.
7 deaths from one family in Banswadareported died of Silicosis.
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Government
Action 3 stone crushing units in Godhraand two in Balasinor have been
ordered closure in 3ed week of Julyby Govt. of Gujarat.
Govt. has fined several units inKhamabht for violating legal
provisions. Now Govt. is proposing to amend
the law to cover all the workers inGems & Jewelry industry to coverunder ambit of law by lowering the
number of workers from 5 to 1.Weprotest this move as we feel that thiswould lead to clandestine work andmenace of silicosis would cotinue.Wedemand changes in law to make thetraders responsible.
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CLINIC In collaboration with KrishnaHospital and P.S.MedicalCollege, a clinic has been
started at our office in
Khambhat since June
last.2 intern doctors havebeen placed while once in
a week experts visit the
clinic. PFT is carried out
using PTRC spirometer inthis clinic.Medicines are
given at highly subsidized
rates- Rs.5.
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WELFARE
We have continuedwith our efforts forpreventing exposure
to children in the agegroup of below 5 byDay Care Centre.
We have also
continued workingwith orphans andsingle parent childand widows.
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TECHNOLOGICAL
IMPROVEMENT Efforts for
improvement in
technology and
cheaper solutions isalso continued. There
is some reduction in
dust but the model
still needsimprovement and we
are working on it.
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