A former manager of Environmental Health and Safety at Samsung Vietnam has stepped forward as a whistleblower to reveal widespread use of toxic chemicals and environmental violations. The firstthreereports&nb
(Göteborg, Sweden): A former manager of Environmental Health and Safety at Samsung Vietnam has stepped forward as a whistleblower to reveal widespread use of toxic chemicals and environmental violations. The firstthreereports
Work by IPEN members EARTH (Ecology Alert and Recovery Thailand) and Arnika was featured in a news report by PBS Thailand, focusing on their findings of high levels of POPs in duck eggs in Chachoengsao, eastern Thailand, a site close to an e-waste disposal factory.
IPEN Participating Organizations (POs) in Southeast and East Asia gathered for a regional meeting in Thailand from February 4-5, 2023. Fourteen (14) members from 11 POs representing 9 countries participated.
IPEN believes that sound, independent science should determine national, regional, and international policies on chemicals and waste. The policies should be based on the precautionary principle, the industries’ duty to disclose information, and citizens’ right to know.
On Thursday the 6th of October, 2022, the first meeting of the ad-hoc open-ended working group (OEWG) on a Science-Policy panel on chemicals took place.
People of all gender identities must have the same rights and opportunities to participate fully in their communities, free from the health threats posed by toxic chemicals. It is especially important to understand the factors that put women at risk from chemical health threats.
