World News: Samudra report No.2, October 1989

ICSF, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (1989) World News: Samudra report No.2, October 1989. Samudra Report (2). pp. 17-21. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

Poor countries being used as a public dumping ground does not date from yesterday. However in 1988 the African countries have said “no”. An example among so many others revealed by Greenpeace and the European Agreement for Environment. Since beginning 88 three to six million, tons of dangerous waste made the object of a request for export to Guinea Bissau, The official request was made to the American Agency for Environment by an American company (LINDACO). The toxic waste was to be dumped in a coastal area where the soil is very absorbent. Guinea Bissau has a very indented coast line. With the rhythm of the tides, nearly one third of the country is regularly flooded. The risk of waters being polluted is there for very high

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0011
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Africa, Industrial Waste, Taiwan, Marine Resource, Fishing Fleet, International Labour Organisation, Working Conditions, Fishworkers Organisations, Human Rights, Fishworker Movements
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2021 06:41
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 18:33
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/124

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