Peru's pollution problem - 18 Dec 07

The town of La Oroya in the Peruvian Andes is home to a giant smelting complex, that's been providing employment to local people for 80 years.




But it's also left generations suffering from the effects of lead, dust and fumes.

Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports

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[mchigubu]

How devastating! This is environmental racism at its worst. Let us hope something is done to help these poor people faster than it gets worse. Thank you very much AlJazeereEnglish. I learn a great deal about the global issues from your network.  Thank You!

[percybernedo]

thank you, thank you AlJazeera. please follow up this issue as much as you can.

[KG84C]

@Sumokurt1 So it's all worth it to have your kids poisoned. You can depend on that.

[Sumokurt1]

What a piece of junk video.Do you environmentel racest know that the people depend on the smelter?the smelter is the biggest work place in the city.

[socraticmuser]

Mining in Peru has been the cause of so much suffering for the longest time...

[Watchzeitgeistmovie1]

asi es el distrito federal en mexico

[jklasdfjdfksl]

there needs to be responsibility for these companies; if they are going to profit by way of pollution, then their profits should first go to those who have a rightful claim to the money, who are those who suffer from the production and the employees. the guys in the suits are useless parasites. if people controlled the resources that sustained them, they would work towards making it safe. the guys in the suits have only a motive to save money at the expense of anyone and everyone.

[sgelles]

the company, which clearly is concerned only with profits, is responsible!

[Darwinek]

And as always, no one is guilty and responsible for that.