Released on: June 23, 2008, 11:38 pm

Press Release Author: Simon Hurst

Industry: Management

Press Release Summary: The original engineering of the Panama Canal was an
incredible feat, during which many people lost their lives due to disease and on the
job accidents.

Press Release Body: Panama City, Panama, June 24, 2008 -- The Panama Canal is a
man-made canal that was built to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and to open up
a shipping route between the two bodies of water. In 1880 this unbelievable feat of
engineering seemed like a wild dream and concept, and was not completed until 1914.
The project took the lives of many brave people, with more than 27,000 people dead
before the waterway was completed. The extension of the Panama Canal has now begun,
but this time under a heading of 'Decent Work' to avoid the same disaster happening
twice.

Edwin Salamin Jaen who is the Labour Minister of Panama spoke to the members of the
International Labour Conference (ILO) about the project plans for the Panama Canal.
He stated that Panama is entrusted with the task of the Panama Canal extension and
that they will do their utmost to ensure that the workers will remain safe. He said
that over 7000 jobs have been created with this project and that all of the
companies that are involved will do what they can to maintain the work in the
category of decent work.

The President of the ILO has said that they will be keeping an eye on the new
project which is set to be complete in 2014. It is the start of a large project, and
everyone wants to ensure that it will not have the same devastating loss of lives as
the first time.

The original engineering of the Panama Canal was an incredible feat, during which
many people lost their lives due to disease and on the job accidents. Decent Work
principles have been incorporated in the extension of the canal to avoid the same
loss of lives. Although the workers on the new project will certainly be facing
hardship and danger, they will also be protected by the different companies involved
and under the heading of Decent Work. Decent Work principles include and promote
extra safety on the jobs, labour rights, as well as care for the families of the
workers. These principles are considered to be of the utmost importance by the
members of the ILO, who deem it to be a necessary means for many economic
activities.

Action to extend the Panama Canal began in September and will increase the capacity
of the canal as well as guarantee its workability for future generations. The entire
history of the Panama Canal has been an incredible accomplishment, and the
Government of Panama has said that they consider the project to be of the utmost
importance. With the extension work under the heading of Decent Work, people
involved in the project can feel safe in the knowledge that their country is doing
what they can to protect them. The new extension will accommodate many more cargo
ships from all over the world, and will be another amazing accomplishment upon
completion in 2014.
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Simon Hurst
Knightsbridge Investment Group LLC
Panama City, Panama
1800 583 2779
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