March 12, 2008 LiveMint.com The government’s ambitious plan to start power generation through ultra mega power projects (UMPPs), each with a capacity of 4,000MW, has suffered yet another setback, with a proposed site for one such at Cuddalore, in Tamil Nadu, being found unsuitableit houses people displaced by the 2004 tsunami, whoo cannot be […]
Letter of protest to Unilever – Sweden Stop Unilever’s damage to public health and the environment!!! Jan Vlegels <jan_vlegels@hotmail.com> Thu, Mar 6, 2008 To: kodai.struggle@gmail.com, newsocialist@dataone.in, cd@worldsoc.co.uk, Linkse Socialistische Partij <lspmas@skynet.be> Dear comrades/residents of Kodaikanal, Through the Committee for a Workers’ International and its Indian section Dudiyora Horaata, we have been informed about the devastating […]
Action Updates Global Day of Action against Unilever Several support groups from students to workers’ unions around the world participated in the Global Day of action against Unilever. Photo-exhibitions, candle-light vigils, memorandums to Unilever offices and pamphleteering marked the day ensuring that the message of solidarity reached far and wide. Click here to view action […]
19 ex-workers dead Hundreds Sick Babies born with deformities Slow growth in children Poisoned EnvironmentKodaikanal Seeks Justice March 7, 2008: Global Day of Action against Unilever § Hold Unilever accountable for Mercury Poisoning § Seek justice for victims of Unilever’s negligence § Prevent another generation from being poisoned Take Action: Target Unilever Wherever You Are Organise photo exhibitions […]
Unilever’s Products/Brands: Annapurna, Axe, Ayush, Breeze, Brooke Bond, Bru, Dove, Fair and Lovely, Hamam, Closeup, Clinic, Kissan, Knorr, Kwality, Lakme, Lifebuoy, Lipton, Liril, Lux, Pears, Pepsodent, Ponds, Pureit, Rexona, Rexona – Deos, Rin, Sunsilk, Surf Excel, Vaseline, Wheel Unilever’s Lies: Through its advertising blitz, Unilever has always engaged in creating and reinforcing the racist myth […]
Mettur, February 28, 2008 — A chemical spill from Mettur-based micronutrient manufacturer Meenakshi Chemicals has contaminated several kilometres of a stream that empties into the River Kaveri. According to the West Gonur Agriculturists Development Union, a chemical storage tank in the company manufacturing magnesium sulphate collapsed on 24 February releasing its toxic contents into the […]
Cuddalore, February 25, 2008 — At 3 p.m. on 24 February, and 4 a.m. on 25 February, SACEM recorded incidents of serious air pollution by Shasun Chemicals. SACEM observers photographed black smoke emanating from Shasun, accompanied by an intense smell of pesticides in the air. Early on 25 February, SACEM monitors also observed black smoke […]