Japan must stop ocean dumping of Fukushima nuclear wastewater. Koreans do not want to eat fish contaminated with radiation. The Pacific Ocean is not Japan’s nuclear waste dump. South Korean activists and environmental advocates gathered in Tokyo on Friday to demand that Japan immediately stop releasing treated Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. The […]
Worker and Community Health & Safety in the Electronics Industry by Mandy Hawes, Sanjiv Pandita & Ted Smith The electronics industry, often seen as environmentally friendly because it lacks smokestacks and has visibly clean ‘cleanrooms,’ hides a darker reality. Behind the shine of smartphones and laptops powered by ever-smaller semiconductor chips, there is a long […]
A landmark win for environmental justice: After more than two decades of struggle, villagers poisoned by toxic waste in Ratchaburi have finally secured compensation—the first time a Thai community has successfully forced a corporate polluter to pay. Villagers in Ratchaburi province will receive 22 million baht in compensation for health and environmental damage caused by […]
ANROEV partners from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines have provided resources to upload to the Asia OSH Map. A total of 52 OSH accidents were recorded in South Asia and Southeast Asia, with each region accounting for 26 cases during September and October 2024. Those incidents caused 110 workers to die, and 117 workers were affected with injuries.
“Suffocation” is a powerful documentary that sheds light on the devastating aftermath of the 2020 LG Polymers Gas Leak Disaster. It unveils the findings of the comprehensive survey conducted by the Asian Citizen’s Center for Environment and Health (ACCEH) and the Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational and Environmental Victims in 2023, revealing the […]
ANROEV stands firmly with your demands for comprehensive environmental restoration efforts, ongoing pollution monitoring, site reclamation, compensation, rehabilitation, and remediation measures. While the court’s decision to award compensation is a step forward, it must be followed by concrete actions to restore the affected areas and support the affected families in rebuilding their communities and livelihoods.
