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Article

15 Lug 2015

Author:
Fairfood International, CNV Internationaal and the Central American Institute for Social Studies

Press release: Bacardi shows reluctance to combat deadly kidney disease

Bacardi can significantly improve working conditions in the Central American sugarcane industry, thus preventing new cases of the deadly kidney disease Chronic Kidney Disease of non-Traditional causes (CKDnT)….In the past decade, thousands of workers in the Central American sugarcane industry have died from CKDnT, a disease that progressively damages the kidneys. The research…also demonstrates that the majority of the cane cutters work seven days a week and more than 10 hours a day in the burning sun. They get little or no (shade) breaks and lack sufficient drinking water during their shift.  “Some communities are so heavily affected by the disease that they are now primarily populated by widows”, says…Advocacy Manager…

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