Ga wani ma'aikacin London Underground da aka kore ba bisa ka'ida ba bayan ya nuna damuwa game da fallasa ga asbestos da sauran ƙurar guba, yana son duk fasinjojin jirgin karkashin kasa su san haɗarin da lamarinsa ya fallasa.
Micky Steeds, tsohon ɗan dambe na ƙwararru daga Aveley a Essex, ya fara aiki a London Underground a shekarar 2018. Aikinsa shi ne tsaftace ƙurar da ta tara tsawon shekaru daga bututun iska, ramukan lif, da inverts—ƙananan hanyoyi a ƙarƙashin dandamalin tashar da ke ɗauke da igiyoyi.
Aiki ne mai datti wanda ya sa shi da abokan aikinsa suka zama kamar masu share hayaƙi. Ya ce ƙurar ta kan yi kauri har ba ya iya ganin hannuwansa. A wani aiki a Tottenham Court Road, ƙungiyar tsaftacewa ta Steeds ta tada ƙura sosai har ta kunna ƙararrawar wuta ta tashar.
Lokacin da Steeds ya gano cewa ƙurar na iya ƙunsar asbestos da sauran abubuwa masu haɗari kamar chromium, arsenic, silicates, da iron oxide, ya fara nuna damuwa, a cewar kotun aiki.
Kotun ta ji cewa a cikin watanni 15 na farko, ba a ba shi abin rufe fuska mai kariya ba. Wani lokaci yana amfani da abin rufe fuska na takarda, wanda ke yin baƙi da ƙura bayan amfani.
Ya sami horo kan yadda ake sarrafa asbestos, amma bayan ya shafe watanni 19 yana tsaftace igiyoyi da asbestos da goge-goge masu ƙarfi. "Mun kasance muna farfasa shi kusan shekaru biyu kafin mu yi kwas kan yadda ba za mu damu da shi ba," in ji shi a kotun.
Steeds ya kuma ce ya firgita cewa ba a zubar da sharar mai haɗari da yake tsotsa da injin a cikin aminci ba. Kotun ta ji cewa a watan Maris 2023, ya gaya wa ɗaya daga cikin manajojinsa: "Muna kamar makiyaya a nan, muna zubar da sharar mai haɗari a cikin buhunan sharar gida na yau da kullun. Na duba dokoki, ya kamata mu saka shi a buhu biyu kuma mu zubar da shi azaman sharar musamman, amma ana jefa shi cikin kwandon kasuwanci mai gauraya."
A watan Mayu, kotun da alkali ke jagoranta ta yanke hukuncin cewa wannan korafi, tare da wasu da yawa na Steeds, sun ƙidaya a matsayin whistleblowing—bayyanawa da aka kare a ƙarƙashin Dokar Haƙƙin Aiki ta 1996. Kwamitin ya gano cewa imaninsa "na gaskiya ne kuma mai ma'ana."
"Duk wanda ya shiga waɗannan jiragen yana buƙatar sanin wannan. Ana jefa mutane cikin haɗari a can," in ji Steeds.
Manajojin London Underground sun ƙi korafe-korafensa, suna nace cewa aikin yana da aminci kuma hanyoyin tsaftacewa ba sa damun asbestos. Amma kotun ta gano cewa "duk wuraren suna da rahotannin asbestos, kuma a fili yake akwai kuma ana iya damunsa ta hanyar tsaftacewa bushe."
Har ila yau, ta gano cewa London Underground ta kasa "nuna bin ka'ida" game da dokokin zubar da sharar mai haɗari. Ta ce: "Rashin zubar da sharar mai haɗari yadda ya kamata na iya haifar da alhaki na laifi da na farar hula."
Kotun ta lura cewa wannan "na iya fallasa wasu ma'aikata da jama'a ga sharar mai haɗari, gami da asbestos. Imanin [Steeds] game da wannan gazawar, da cewa yana cikin amfanin jama'a, yana da ma'ana. Wannan bayyanawa ce da aka kare."
An kori Steeds a watan Agusta 2023 bayan an ba shi hutun aiki saboda damuwa. Kotun ta gano cewa an ba shi "umarni mara adalci"—ko dai ya janye korafe-korafensa ya koma aiki, ko kuma a kore shi. Akwai shaida mai ƙarfi, in ji ta, cewa Steeds ya "yarda cewa korafe-korafensa ba daidai ba ne" a matsayin sharadi don tattauna makomarsa ta aiki.
Hukuncin ya ce London Underground ta kasa ɗaukar korafe-korafen Steeds a matsayin whistleblowing kuma ta kore shi ba bisa ka'ida ba. "Dalili, ko babban dalili, na korar shi shi ne ya yi bayyanawa da aka kare," in ji kwamitin.
Michael Ballantyne, lauyan Steeds daga James & West Law, ya ce shari'ar ta nuna "kunya" da masu whistleblowing ke fuskanta. "An ɗauki Steeds a matsayin mai tayar da hankali tun farko kuma ana sa ran ya bi layi. Lokacin da ya tsaya tsayin daka, [London] Underground, suka rufe layi suka ba Steeds umarni: ko dai ya janye abin da ya bayyana, ko a kore shi.
"Ina farin ciki kotun ta yarda wannan ba ma'ana ba ne kuma ba gaskiya ba ne. Wannan nasara ce mai mahimmanci ga masu whistleblowing kuma darasi ne mai kyau ga masu aiki."
Steeds ya ce hukuncin ya tabbatar da shi kuma ya kira shi "mafi kyawun nasararsa," har ma fiye da nasarorin dambe. "Na yi baƙin ciki cewa hukuncin da aka ajiye ne saboda ina son ganin fuskokinsu na izgili a kotu," in ji shi.
"Ba wai kawai suna watsi da ni ba—suna gaya mini cewa na yi kuskure kuma komai yana da kyau."
Steeds ya buƙaci London Underground ta cire kayan haɗari cikin aminci kuma ta daina iƙirarin cewa suna da aminci. Ya ce: "Dole ne su kawar da asbestos ko ta yaya. Yana cikin caulking, igiyoyi, da ƙofofin wuta."
Steeds ya yi iƙirarin ya ga buhunan ƙurar haɗari ana jefa su a kan titin jirgin don guje wa ɗaukar su. Ya ce: "Ana jefa ƙurar a kan titin jirgin. Na ga yana faruwa. Kuma idan jirgin ya wuce—boof—kowa yana shakar wannan abu."
"Ina son mutane su san abin da suke shaka. Ba ƙura kawai ba—shara ce mai haɗari, kuma ba su gane hakan ba. Ni da kaina ba na tafiya a jirgin karkashin kasa. Na fi son ɗaukar bas."
London Underground na shirin ɗaukaka ƙara kan hukuncin. Wani mai magana da yawun Transport for London ya ce: "Muna da tsauraran matakai, daidai da dokokin asbestos na gwamnati, don tabbatar da cewa abokan ciniki da ma'aikata ba su cikin haɗarin fallasa asbestos yayin tafiya ko aiki a hanyar jirgin karkashin kasa.
"Ƙungiyoyinmu na ƙwararru suna sa ido da sarrafa wuraren da aka gano asbestos don kiyaye kowa cikin aminci."
Tuntuɓi
Tuntuɓi Matthew Weaver game da wannan labari
Idan kana da wani abu da za ka raba game da wannan labari, za ka iya tuntuɓar Matthew ta amfani da ɗaya daga cikin hanyoyin masu zuwa:
Saƙon Tsaro a cikin Guardian app
Guardian app yana da kayan aiki don aika bayanai game da labarai. Saƙonni suna ɓoye daga ƙarshe zuwa ƙarshe kuma suna ɓoye a cikin ayyukan yau da kullun da kowane Guardian mobile app ke yi. Wannan yana hana kowa sanin cewa kana sadarwa da mu kwata-kwata, balle abin da kake faɗa.
Idan ba ka da Guardian app, sauke shi (iOS/Android) kuma je menu. Zaɓi 'Secure Messaging'.
SecureDrop
Idan za ka iya amfani da hanyar sadarwar Tor cikin aminci ba tare da an lura da kai ba, za ka iya aika saƙonni da takardu zuwa Guardian ta hanyar SecureDrop.
Don wasu zaɓuɓɓuka, duba jagorarmu a theguardian.com/tips.
Nuna ƙari
Tambayoyi da Aka Yi Yawa
Ga jerin tambayoyin da aka yi yawa game da haɗarin ƙurar guba a London Underground bisa ga iƙirarin mai whistleblowing
Tambayoyi na Matakin Farko
Tambaya: Menene wannan ƙurar guba a London Underground?
Amsa: Foda ce mai laushi da ake samu ta hanyar gogayya ta ƙafafun jirgin da titin jirgin da birki. Tana ƙunsar babban matakin ƙarfe amma kuma ƙarfe masu haɗari kamar manganese, copper, da zinc.
Tambaya: Shin ƙurar a cikin Tube tana da haɗari da gaske?
Amsa: Mai whistleblowing ya ce e. Yayin da ƙurar kanta ta zama ruwan dare, haɗin musamman na ƙananan ƙwayoyin ƙarfe na iya shiga cikin huhu sosai, wanda na iya haifar da matsalolin lafiya na dogon lokaci.
Tambaya: Shin ya kamata in damu game da hawan Tube sau ɗaya?
Amsa: A'a. Haɗarin yana daga fallasa na dogon lokaci akai-akai, kamar tafiya kowace rana tsawon shekaru. Tafiya ɗaya ba a ɗauka a matsayin haɗarin lafiya ba.
Tambaya: Shin wannan ƙura iri ɗaya ce da asbestos?
Amsa: A'a. Asbestos wani abu ne daban da aka hana. Wannan ƙurar ƙarfe ce. Duk da haka, damuwa iri ɗaya ce—ana shakar ƙananan ƙwayoyi akai-akai.
Tambaya: Wanene mai whistleblowing kuma me ya ce?
Amsa: Wani ma'aikaci na yanzu ko na baya ya ce Transport for London ba ta yin isasshen aiki don sa ido ko rage matakan ƙurar, yana jefa ma'aikata da fasinjoji cikin haɗari.
Tambayoyi na Musamman na Ci Gaba
Tambaya: Wadanne ƙarfe ne musamman a cikin ƙurar kuma me ya sa suke da illa?
Amsa: Babban damuwa shine manganese da copper. Ƙwayoyin suna iya shaka, ma'ana suna da ƙanƙanta don ƙetare tsarin kariya na jiki kuma su shiga cikin jini.
Tambaya: Shin matakin ƙurar a tashoshi ya fi muni fiye da a cikin jiragen?
Amsa: E, gabaɗaya. Mafi girman matakan ana samun su a dandamali da ramuka, musamman a layukan da ke zurfi. Jiragen da kansu suna da ƙananan matakan.
Tambaya: Me TfL ke yi game da wannan?
