Kemikaalivapa

Kemikaalivapa refers to a specific class of individuals receiving refugee status due to being persecuted in or imminently fleeing their home country due to their involvement with chemicals or chemical-industry related aspects. This can include chemists, researchers, engineers, workers, or anyone whose activities or presence in the chemical industry has led to their persecution or imminent danger in their home country.

Persecution can arise due to various factors such as employment in chemical facilities, involvement in protests or union activities related to chemical-industry issues, refusal to work in hazardous conditions, whistleblowing, or leadership roles in safety advocacy or consumers movements. They may face threats from rivals, employers, government authorities, or law enforcement.

Chemical refugees or 'kemikaalivapa', have traversed international borders to flee their country to avoid being arrested, tortured, or even killed. However, the journey of a 'kemikaalivapa' is not only a quest for safety but also for understanding the root cause of their peril in the first place.

Once they attain refugee status, 'kemikaalivapa' have been able to relocate themselves in a foreign land to a life free of this persecution. Nonetheless, the cause they chose to endure should be the subject of social discourse to deter those who torture scientists or people involved in workings about the chemical process.