Poluted at work and at Home by ArcelorMittal steel

Polluted at the company and at home.


The workers from Mittal steel and there living condition

Mittal steel is the name of the steel Industry that was called Iscor before now Arcelormittal steel. It is situated at the area of Vaal 50 kilometres away at Southern site of Johannesburg. This company has became a giant steel industry globally in producing steel and capital,dispite the fact that the campany is making a lot of production and money the living condition of its worker remain a question.
poluted at work and at home.
the environmental safety satandard and health impact on communities is something that we canot ignor.
on my intervies with some of the ex-workers of Mittalsteel company.I had a chance to talk to Mr Simon Mothinya.

Simon Mothinya is one of the workers who worked at Mittal steel for many years and he was retrenched when they discove that he is not in the good state of health caused by the campany.when interviewing him i discovered that he is steel sick.he cough continuasly, he had a short breath, he ca not stand for more than 3 munites.
this is what he has to say.

I worked at the campany since the year of 1958/14 May at the faundry as the machine oparator.I was coughing continuasly since 1993 then my illness became worse as i started been dizzy and i felt at the campany they take me to the hospital whre they dicovered that I had constracted T.B, later chest blockage, Bronchachis,then Athma. the Doctor told me that My chest is totally damaged I must stay at home.Dispite the T.B treatment i took for two years, noyhing has became better even now and was was just given the retrenchment package of R28,000. which i spended on medical traetment.




This are tha group of workers who are sharing the same problem. they suffered the symptoms.


in conclussion Mittal must take rersponcibility for the death they caused at Vaal this is words from the retrenched workes of ArcelorMittal steel.