ALERTS!!!!

“The number of children and grandchildren with cancer in their bones, with leukemia in their blood, or with poison in their lungs might seem statistically small to some, in comparison with natural health hazards. But this is not a natural health hazard—and it is not a statistical issue. The loss of even one human life, or the malformation of even one baby—who may be born long after we are gone—should be of concern to us all. Our children and grandchildren are not merely statistics toward which we can be indifferent.”

John F. Kennedy, July 26th, 1963

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Japan's homeless paid low wages in Fukushima nuclear clean-up

Almost three years after the multiple meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant, the massive clean-up is still way behind schedule. The sheer scale of the work is of course daunting, but according to an investigation by the Reuters agency, contractors are hiring homeless men to work in the clean-up, short-changing them on wages and regulatory oversight is scant. Mari Saito, is the lead author of the report and has been speaking to BBC's Newsday programme

LISTEN TO THE BBC REPORT---LINK

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