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Asbestos: it's human cost

"The book is the story of asbestos, a story centred on the fate of the miners of asbestos in Wittenoom in Western Autralia and at Baryulgil in New South Wale. The story of asbestos is an example of neglect, cynicism and possibilities of abuse of labour where employees go unprotected by trade un...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McCulloch, Jock
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: St Lucia 1986
University of Queensland Press
Subjects:
asbestos
asbestos mining
compensation of occupational diseases
cost of diseases
employers liability
environmental pollution
health impact assessment
history
mortality
unsafe practices
Australia
Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19187353124919055359-asbestos-it-s-human-cost.htm
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Summary:"The book is the story of asbestos, a story centred on the fate of the miners of asbestos in Wittenoom in Western Autralia and at Baryulgil in New South Wale. The story of asbestos is an example of neglect, cynicism and possibilities of abuse of labour where employees go unprotected by trade unions, public scrutiny or corporate conscience. More important, the story of asbestos is a catalogue of misery, crippling, incapacitation and, ultimately, death for those people unfortunate enough to contract asbestos-related diseases."
Physical Description:XXII, 298 p.
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