Sibaté, a Colombian town poisoned by asbestos

Article

Authors: Lysaniuk, Benjamin ; Cely-Garcia, Maria Fernanda ; Ramos Bonilla, Juan Pablo

Periodical: HesaMag

Publication date: 2019

N°: 20

Pages: 52-55

Keywords: asbestos ; asbestos processing industry ; neighbourhood populations ; health impairment ; poisoning ; trade union document

Geographic area: Colombia

Subject: Asbestos

Weblink: http://www.etui.org/

Language: English

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"Since 2014, there have been numerous articles in the Colombian press reporting illness or illness-related deaths among asbestos workers, members of their families and even individuals with no connection to the asbestos industry who were living ordinary lives - all in the small town of Sibaté. The increasing media interest prompted a team of researchers to study this mysterious town which appeared to be invisibly poisoning its inhabitants."

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