A hundred former employees of
the Ministry of Defense who are extremely sick have contacted lawyers in order
to sue the government. They say that while
working in the workshops of the Ministry, they were exposed to chrome-6, a
poisonous material which causes cancer. A
1999 report of a government institution, the Arbodiens, already concluded,
however, that employees had been in contact with chrome-6. In June, Minister of
Defense Hennis said that there are no concrete indications that employees have
been exposed to high concentrations of any dangerous materials. The Ministry maintains this position until
today, but has started an investigation.
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