Denim sandblasters contract fatal silicosis in illegal workshops

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designer.denim.in.th — Hundreds of workers in Turkey are exposed to the deadly disease silicosis simply because they were hired to manually sandblast denim in makeshift illegal workshops where the health and well-being of laborers were disregarded and safety gear ignored

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  1. I wonder if the Bedouin herders of the desert suffer from this from the sandstorms.

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