GlobalPost has published an in-depth investigative series that explores the world's most dangerous jobs that are in part responsible for killing more than 6,000 people every day. From shipbreaking in Asia and radiological cleanup in Japan, to stone polishing in India and bus driving in Guatemala, the series paints a descriptive portrait of the workers in these industries, the jobs they endure and the varied hazards they face every day.
In horrifying detail, the series offers a glimpse into the daily lives of the world's laborers. "Every day, millions of people submit themselves to risks that most urban Americans would consider inconceivable," writes David Case in the introduction to his interview with labor and human rights advocate Charles Kernaghan.
Read the GlobalPost series, Dead Men Working, here.
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