Asbestos: Canada's Ugly Secret

Reporter Melissa Fung travels to India's northwestern state of Gujarat, where she meets sick and dying labourers. They work in just a few of the many factories there that process Canadian asbestos with almost no safety regulations. Indian and Canadian activists are pushing for a ban on asbestos, but as Melissa Fung discovers, at the same time the Canadian government actively supports the industry and promotes international trade in this toxic mineral.
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16 min.