Turkey Denim Sandblasting Workers Protest Occupational Injuries

Core tip: a worker who died of fatal lung disease in sweatshops and denim sweatshops in Turkey was held in Ankara, capital of Tu state, for a 3 day protest at the end of June this year to appeal to the Turkey government to face up to this.

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Although the sandblasting process was strictly prohibited by the government of Turkey last March, it was estimated that 10 thousand workers in the Turkish state were exposed to unsafe working conditions.

This processing system is made of fine sand sprayed on denim to create a sense of shabby, but it can cause workers to breathe in sand and dust, thereby suffering from lung disease.

Only a few months after exposure to sand and dust, the most fatal and incurable risk of lung cancer is infected.

The European Union has strictly prohibited the production process that has harms health for more than 40 years.

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Part of the problem is that most of the sick workers are employed illegally, which means they do not have employment certificates to obtain social insurance assistance and compensation.

Most of the other immigrants from neighboring countries such as Azerbaijan, Moldova, Georgia and Romania may have caught lung disease in sandblasting denim factories without basic protection measures.

The solidarity union committee considers that the free medical care provided by the government of Turkey is not enough for the lung diseases, and that the workers are in urgent need of compensation for damages and compensation after they have been diagnosed.

The committee also appealed to the Turkey government to strengthen its supervision and requested the Ministry of health to initiate propaganda activities in the territory of the territory to remind workers of the serious risk of silicosis caused by sandblasting work and to encourage them to have physical examinations as soon as possible.