A complaint has today been filed at the Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) over a welder burnt to death yesterday.
In the complaint attention has been drawn of the GHRC that the young welder Sarul Sheikh, a native of West Bengal was burnt to death at the construction site of the third Mandovi Bridge in Panaji. The deceased worker was employed on contract basis for a construction firm Larsen and Toubro (L&T) which has been given the works of the bridge by the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC). In the complaint it has been pointed out that as a safe workplace is a Human and Fundamental Right of every worker, the authorities need to probe whether all the required Safety Standards were in place at the site, as the deceased worker reportedly fell into a hot deep trench containing tar, while he was trying to do some welding work without appropriate safety gear. In the complaint apprehension has been expressed that the authorities as usually done in such cases, taking advantage that the deceased is a poor and defenseless victim, would high-handedly hush up the case. It has been sought that the Chief Secretary, Director General of Police, the Managing Director of Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation and Larsen and Toubro (L&T) be directed to explain as to how they have been mere spectators to the violation of the Human Rights of the deceased worker and other workers working on that site. It has been further sought that the authorities need to also detail as to what measures they intend to take to avoid such inhuman mishaps leading to loss of precious lives in violation of human and fundamental rights. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com