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Steel giant ArcelorMittal strives to clean up and turn around Italy's most polluting plant while activists and nearby residents urge its closure. The site in southern Italy's Puglia region, formerly owned by Ilva, is at the heart of a huge legal battle during which experts cited by prosecutors have charged that 11,550 people died from toxic emissions over seven years.
The Spanish town of Huelva is under the threat of radioactive waste. The two industries outside the town have produced an enormous amount of toxic waste affecting the health of town inhabitants.
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Thousands protest in Spain over Morocco migrant deaths
Every year, some 10,000 low-paid migrant labourers return home to southeast Asia from the Gulf in body bags. Half of these deaths are unexplained, and with no labour laws in place — nor any will from home nations to investigate — the cycle of exploitation continues unabated. These figures are estimates published in a report from the NGO FairSquare. As summer begins, more and more of these vulnerable workers are succumbing to heat-related illnesses. For more, we speak to Nicholas McGeehan, Director of FairSquare Research and Projects.