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Mr. Victor Lo,
Gold Peak Industries (Holdings) Limited
Gold Peak Building, 8/F, 30 Kwai Wing Road, Kwai Chung,
New Territories, Hong Kong.
Tel: (852) 2427 1133   Fax: (852) 2489 1879
E-mail: gp@goldpeak.com

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Paris, 28 March, 2008
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As part of this years 28 April International Commemoration Day (ICD) for Dead and Injured Workers, 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, which is 53.4% owned by Gold Peak (Holdings) of Hong Kong. See [6]. read more…

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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……

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(editor of GM note: there is a small error in the ITUC’’s statement below. Gold Peak has subcontracted the production of nickel and cadmium batteries to other sites in the province of Hunan, not Yünnan. )

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Brussels, 26 April 2007 (ITUC Online): 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 (1) regarding the poisoning of workers with cadmium, which is a carcinogenic element. The ITUC is also hoping to draw international attention to the dangers of this substance. read more…

Paris: Wednesday 21 March, 2007

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ITUC/GM: The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has launched an global campaign with the NGO “Globalization Monitor –GM” targeting the operation of three Chinese subsidiaries of Gold Peak Batteries International Limited in connection with the poisoning of workers by cadmium, a well-known carcinogen. This campaign, the first of its kind, is organized in the context of the 28 April International Commemoration Day (ICD)*

The company at the centre of attention is 53.4% owned by Gold Peak (Holdings) of Hong Kong. For more detailed information, see the 28 April company profile about the Gold Peak group of companies at: http://www.global-unions.org/pdf/ohsewpQ_9d.EN.pdf read more…

By Zhan Lisheng (China Daily)

Updated: 2006-12-20 08:44

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…

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