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India's village of widows

June 30, 2023

Women in India's Rajasthan state are demanding compensation for the deaths of their husbands who worked in sandstone mines, where they were exposed to fine silica dust that causes deadly silicosis. Now their widows are forced to work in the same mines.

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DW Adil Bhat
Adil Bhat India correspondent with a special focus on politics, conflict and human-interest stories.