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Pollution threatens Edco fish workers

Land Center for Human Rights held a seminar on 13/1/2010 in Elmea'daya village Edco City – El-behira County. The seminar was attended by 60 fishermen working in the profession of fishing Edco Lake and members of the trade union committee of Edco fishermen. The meeting discussed the problems faced by fishermen in the fishing lake, and by discussing the negative effects of pollution of the lake, which will increase the brunt of it after the start of the local unit of the village of diseases in a drainage unit, a few meters from the Elmea'daya harbor, which means the dumping of sewage in this region, which will lead to the death of fish in the lake. The seminar indicated that the symposium proceed to the local unit of administration of Wastewater Treatment Plant a few meters away from the campus Time Zone (within the 200-meter campus lake) is contrary to all laws and decisions concerning the maintenance of the lakes and fish and fishing. The Time Zone is the only artery of Edco Lake on the Mediterranean Sea and the establishment of Wastewater Treatment Plant on the campus lake would lead to an imbalance of the normal balance of water inside the lake and then fish poisoning and killing it. The presence of a sewage plant in the presence of fish have adverse effects on the health of citizens, which eat fish contaminated with sewage, causing many serious diseases. In addition to the violation of international conventions and the right to development, justice and security. There had been also discussions about the problems of fishermen with the fish, which propitiate the farm owners do not pay attention to excesses in hunting especially related to theft of pretext. Besides, the police chased small bodies of water, kept the fishermen and their boats in the reservation at the same time, which is condoned by the irregularities of the owners of the farms. In the end, fishermen on a campaign to resolve the problems of fishermen Edco. In addition to the Land Center to provide complaints to the various bodies to ensure the security of their rights in fishing and clean environment.