The Green Chain
The Green Chain

The Green Chain

A Maori community afflicted by industrial chemical poisoning searches for truth and justice

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2011
0h 53m
Documentary

This homegrown Erin Brockovich story follows former Whakatāne sawmill worker Joe Harawira and his long battle to reveal the impact that workplace toxins have had on his community. In the '80s after being afflicted by health issues, Harawira noticed co-workers getting sick. In 1988 he helped found SWAP (Sawmill Workers Against Poisons) and began investigating the effects of exposure to dioxins, a byproduct of timber treatment.

Production

Scottie Productions

Cast

Joe Harawira

Joe Harawira

Self

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