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Asbestos Threat: Indonesia at risk of life threatening disease

Indonesia has for the first time paid compensation to an asbestos factory worker, who got ill because of his job. And local NGOs are now pushing for 15 others to get similar awards. Asbestos is banned in more than 60 countries, including all of the EU. But it's still widely used in developing countries, as Jack Hewson reports.

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