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Disposable Workers in Asia

Korean chemical workersFrom Sandra Bartlett for Reveal, the story of South Korean and Vietnamese electronics workers who suffer from reproductive problems, disabling illnesses, and cancer after being exposed to toxic chemicals in the factories where they work.  Many of the victims are young women.

Reveal airs on public radio stations across the U.S.

Photo credit: Sandra Bartlett

[Reporting sponsored by The Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation and The Park Foundation.]