Our investigation shows former London Underground workers are being diagnosed with deadly diseases, yet asbestos remains a significant problem for workers today, according to whistleblower Micky Steeds and former technical inspector Patrick Lonergan.
As the town of Bulembu grapples with the impact of living alongside millions of tons of asbestos waste, civil society groups call for residents to be involved in what happens next.
Profit-hungry industry, complicit governments, and overly bureaucratic unions. Tom White, author of Bad Dust, provides his insights into the UK’s asbestos disaster and why the issues with asbestos refuse to go away today.