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(FILES)Indian construction workers hold a hunger strike against the use of asbestos in New Delhi on International Workers Memorial Day in this April 28, 2010 file photo. The protesters demanded a ban on the cancer-linked fiber material. Despite proven links to cancer, a ban in the European Union and four other countries, and reams of damning scientific tests, asbestos is still selling like hotcakes in the developing world, a report said July 21, 2010. An investigation conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and the BBC found that the asbestos industry has ignored waves of asbestos-related disease around the world that have led to bans or restrictions in 52 countries, and continues to ply the mineral in developing nations. More than half of the two million metric tonnes of asbestos that were mined worldwide in 2009 was exported to developing countries like India and Mexico, where demand is high for cheap building materials, the report said. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN
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New Delhi, INDIA |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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RAVEENDRAN |
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22 Iulie 2010 |
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3800 x 2312 (1.4 MB) |
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