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Article

12 Jun 2003

Author:
Ramola Talwar Badam, Associated Press

Greenpeace charges that Unilever plant in India exposed workers to mercury contamination

Some 1,000 workers employed at a [thermometer] plant operated by the Indian subsidiary of...Unilever have been exposed to mercury-related health risks and should be compensated, environment group Greenpeace said Wednesday. Unilever's Indian subsidiary, Hindustan Lever Ltd., denied the allegation.