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Outdated Law Costs Lives, Unions Charge
Outdated Law Costs Lives, Unions Charge
(Peter Richards and Inter-Press Service News Agency)
In late June, routine repairs aboard a Panamanian-registered tanker called Tradewind Sunrise went horribly wrong when sparks from a welder's torch ignited gas fumes, killing four Trinidadian workers. The accident brought the number of people here who have died on the job this year to 13.