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Mimi Lau

Jarrod Watt

More than 600 pneumatic drilling workers who laid the foundation for Shenzhen's high rise skyline, helping to transform a fishing village into China's tech capital, are petitioning for justice as they face a slow and painful death from advanced silicosis.
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Original story by Mimi Lau
Presenter: Mimi Lau
Field interview recordings: Shan Shan Kao
Translations: Bobo Wei
Voiceovers: Bong Miquiabas, Brian Peach
Producer: Jarrod Watt



Inside China: The disease killing the men who built Shenzhen, and their struggle for justice

Zhong Pingxie, pneumatic drilling worker, from Sangzhi. Photo taken in 2009 Photo: Handout

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Hundreds of workers who helped transform a fishing village into China's tech capital are petitioning for justice as they face a slow and painful death.


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