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Compensation designed to be insufficient, too late for many victims

1979 A Workers Compensation Act was created by the UK Parliament. It was a recognition of all the illnesses caused since the various environmental hazards through employment were understood and classified. Silicosis: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/silicosis/ Pneumoconiosis Home History of UK Coal Mining, … Continue reading

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