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28 April International Commemoration Day (ICD)
Honk Kong Unions Focus on Cadmium Cancer Fears in Chinese Factories

the ITUC in conjunction with the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) will highlight the plight of workers who are exposed to cadmium poisoning when making batteries for Gold Peak Batteries International Limited......READ MORE

Toxic Factories Take Toll On China's Labor Force

By Jane Spencer and Juliet Ye

Over the holidays, millions of American children received Chinese-made toys powered by cadmium batteries. Cadmium batteries are safe to use...... But cadmium batteries can be hazardous to make......READ MORE

ITUC denounces cadmium poisoning in Chinese battery plants

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Just days away from the 12th World Day for Health and Safety at Work, which sees the commemoration of the workers killed or injured at work over the last twelve months due to unsatisfactory production methods or working conditions, the ITUC has called for renewed pressure on the Gold Peak Batteries International Ltd...READ MORE

2007.04.26

28 April Alert: Fears of Cancer by Chinese Companies

Cadmium Cancer Fears in China Lead to Urgent Call for Information & Action

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has launched an global campaign with the NGO “Globalization Monitor” targeting the operation of three Chinese subsidiaries of Gold Peak Batteries International Limited in connection with the poisoning of workers by cadmium...READ MORE

2007.03.21

Cadmium poisoning spurs compensation saga

By Zhan Lisheng (China Daily)

A group of women workers formerly employed by two battery factories in Huizhou, in South China's Guangdong Province, are struggling to recover compensation after contracting cadmium poisoning while working....READ MORE

2006.12.20

"News on Workers' Right and Environmental Justice", PC Global, Newsletter No.1 October 2006. Download PDF

2006.10

CHINESE FIND JOBS ARE POISON ; FAMILIES MAY SUFFER TOO, BUT WORKERS FACE THREATS IF THEY COMPLAIN TO BEIJING BATTERY FACTORY CADMIUM

In a little less than a year, some 600 workers in two factories in southern China have been tainted with cadmium, a heavy metal that can cause severe body pain, nausea, uncontrolled urine flow, memory loss and liver failure....READ MORE

2004.11.09