Workers' families seek compensation for asbestos poisoning

L..Galea

Mar 25th 2009, 08:55

It's the same thing all over again whether it is with food colouring, preservatives, additives, GMOs or whatever.
People are put at risk and then the companies will declare bankruptcy not to pay.
As for Shipyard workers, they also used fibreglass matting as insulation (similar to that previously used in refrigerators).
When workers complained they were told that it is not harmful because it was rockwoll because the company that made it was named rockwool, but it was fibreglass matting nonetheless.
However, all workers can attest that notwithstanding face masks (very common cheap face mask) you can still feel it crunching under your teeth.
We can expect a lot of shipyard workers especially Marsa Shipbuilding workers who used it a lot to suffer consequences later on.
So the Government whoever will be there had better be ready to pay hefty compensation because it is going to be inundated with claims later on when ex-shipyard workers start feeling its effects.

Tracey Azzopardi

Mar 24th 2009, 14:25

My father just passed away 3 weeks ago with asbestosis in Canada-he worked with it many years ago in Australia. We are seeking compensation for all the suffering he was put through. No one should ever go through what he did. It was awful to watch him suffer on a daily basis and be told there was nothing doctors could do for him. People who have asbestosis are entitled to compensation for putting their lives at risk for the companies they worked for. My prayers go out to the families who loved one has been given this horrible fate. God bless.

JF Vassallo

Mar 24th 2009, 12:29

Are these people and their families not getting any support from the Maltese Government and the shipyard itself?

If the victims contracted cancer whilst employed by the Yard, should not part of the funds eventually earned by the Government through the privatisation process be earmarked for the victims and their families?

Perhaps some people who were so vicious in their writings against the shipyard workers will finally realise that whilst they were sitting in their offices, the shipyard workers were actually putting their lives on the line….

victor vella

Mar 24th 2009, 12:16

The lawyer said that companies filed for bankruptcy rather then pay the compensation, is this the great US justice? the lawyer should have files a garnishee against the companies and seized enough assets for the compensation to be paid.