#Chichigalpa #Nicaragua: Protests continue in the wake of death, beatings, arrests as community members protest company linked to epidemic of chronic kidney disease -A workers’ rights protest turned violent when Nicaraguan police attempted to dissolve the demonstration on the evening of Saturday, January 18. Protests began again on Sunday, January 19, with confrontations with police lasting into the evening. -For many weeks, community members have been regularly protesting Nicaraguan sugar producer Pellas Group’s Ingenio San Antonio. The company’s workplace conditions have been linked to an epidemic of chronic kidney disease (CKD), which has affected 68% of all men, nearly all sugarcane workers, in the most affected communities. CKD is responsible for 46% of all male deaths over the last 10 years in Chichigalpa. More information here: laislafoundation.org/protests-continue-wake-death-beatings-arrests/
Posted on: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 22:15:34 +0000
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