On Mon, 6 Aug 2012 14:22:12 +1000, "Rod Speed"
wrote:

They haven't starved in India for almost half a century now.

Then why do they continue to work with obviously unsafe materials,
under unsafe conditions, for about $2.40 or $5.80 per day (depending
on which article below you trust)? If there were alternatives to this
kind of work, why is the work still being done?

India and most of the 3rd world countries have come a long way in
education and information distribution in the last 20 years. It's
highly likely they would have seen the news reports on the internet,
read them in the papers, or heard rumors of their inevitable demise
from lead poisoning. Yet, they continue to work with the stuff. While
there might be other reasons, I suspect that lack of alternative work
might be the major reason.

"Ship breaking business a big hit this year" $5.80/day
http://www.instantnews.net/ship-brea...this-year.aspx
Incidentally, the article has an error. India does not have a minimum
wage.

"India's Shipbreakers Risk Death at $2.40 a Day as Economy Booms"
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ao0a9tcrA_0A

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