Dear colleagues,

We want to inform you about the accident that happened on Friday, 6th July 2001 in the ALUMAR Aluminum company in São Luis, Brazil. The multinational companies ALCAN in Quebec and ALCOA in Pittsburgh are major shareholders of ALUMAR. Six workers – three of the Alumar company and three of the subcontracted ENESA company – where injured and had to be brought for treatment to the São Domingos hospital in São Luis.

The ALUMAR Company is keeping the accident as a secret and is not willing to give further information of the accident to the SINDMETAL metal workers union, which is representing the workers at ALUMAR.

The accident is only highlighting a general attitude of the ALUMAR company which is characterized by continuing disrespect of fundamental human and workers rights, pollution of environment and neglecting responsibility for the negative affects of the Aluminum production to the local fisherman communities in the neighborhood.

We ask you to make the case public and to support the our protest and demands. Please sent faxes to the ALCAN and ALCOA headquarters in Canada and USA:

Alain J. P. Belda,
Chairman of the board of Alcoa
Corporate Head Office
3029 Alcoa Building
425 Sixth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1850
United States of America

Phone: (412) 553-4707
Fax: (412) 553-4498

Alcan Inc.
Dr. John Evans
Chairman of the Board,
Corporate Head Office
1188 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3A 3G2

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 6090
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3C 3A7

Tel.: (514) 848-8000
Fax: (514) 848-8115

With regards
Manfred Brinkmann
DGB Bildungswerk
Hans-Boeckler-Strasse 39
40476 Duesseldorf
tel +49 211 4301592
fax +49 211 4301500
e-mail: manfred.brinkmann@dgb-bildungswerk.de
Internet: www.dgb-bildungswerk.de/nsn

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