Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Workers-and-Greenpeace-Radiation-Specialists-in-Namie--Fukushima-Prefecture-27MZIFJW3U23M.htmlConceptually similarRadiation Specialists in Namie, Fukushima PrefectureGP0STT2K3Completed★★★★Radiation Specialists in Namie, Fukushima PrefectureGP0STT2K4Completed★★★★★Workers and Greenpeace Radiation Specialist in Namie, Fukushima PrefectureGP0STT39ICompleted★★★★★Workers in Obori, inside Namie Exclusion Zone, Fukushima PrefectureGP0STT2K0Completed★★★★★★Workers in Obori, inside Namie Exclusion Zone, Fukushima PrefectureGP0STT2K1Completed★★★★Worker in Obori, inside Namie Exclusion Zone, Fukushima PrefectureGP0STT2K2Completed★★★★Radiation Reading on Persimmon Fruit Tree in Namie, Fukushima PrefectureGP0STT2KXCompleted★★★★★Decontamination Workers in Tsushima, Namie, Fukushima PrefectureGP0STT33YCompleted★★★★Decontamination Worker in Tsushima, Namie, Fukushima PrefectureGP0STT341Completed★★★★★★View AllGP0STT2KYWorkers and Greenpeace Radiation Specialists in Namie, Fukushima PrefectureWorkers and Greenpeace radiation specialists in Obori, inside the Namie exclusion zone, Fukushima prefecture.The community of Obori in Namie was heavily contaminated by the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The Japanese government has plans to open a very small area of Obori as early as 2023 for citizens to return. Radiation levels measured in Obori along this road by Greenpeace in 2018 show that contamination is so high that decontamination workers would be subjected to the equivalent of tens to hundreds of chest X rays per year in this area. United Nations human rights Special Rapporteurs have expressed urgent concern over the radiation risks to decontamination workers, including their long term health. They have also raised reports of widespread exploitation, including recruitment of the homeless, asylum seekers, low pay and lack of radiation training. Over 70,000 decontamination workers have been employed in a decontamination program since 2011.Locations:Asia-Fukushima Prefecture-JapanDate:24 Oct, 2018Credit:© Shaun Burnie / GreenpeaceMaximum size:8256px X 5504pxKeywords:Day-Greenpeace staff-KWCI (GPI)-Manual workers-Nuclear (campaign title)-Nuclear accidents-Nuclear radiation-Outdoors-Radiation measurement-Radiation measurement tools-Small group of peopleShoot:Radiation Survey in Iitate and Namie, Fukushima Prefecture (Photos)Tens of thousands of workers have been employed in decontamination of areas of Fukushima contaminated by the March 2011 nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daiichi. Greenpeace radiation surveys in October 2018 showed high levels of contamination in areas where workers were operating. In testimony to Greenpeace, former decontamination worker Mr Ikeda explained the risks of radiation exposure experienced by workers, as well as how they receive very little and inadequate radiation training, how radiation data and identification data is unreliable and open to manipulation. United Nations Human Rights Special Rapporteurs have warned the Japanese government of the urgent situation for thousands of workers, at risk of exploitation, including homeless, asylum seekers and foreign workers. The Greenpeace report released on 8 March 2019, “On the Frontline of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster”, focuses on the radiation risks to workers and children and the on-going violation of their human rights by the Japanese government.Related Collections:8th Anniversary of Fukushima Accident in Japan (Photos, Video & Report)
