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    :: Thursday, October 11, 2007 ::

    Laborers happily scrap toxic ship - By Rupam Jain Nair, ALANG SHIPYARD, India (Reuters)
    Despite warnings on the risks involved, the workers have welcomed the Blue Lady, saying their health is secondary to the need to earn enough money to feed themselves.

    "Forget toxic fumes and chemicals, I might die due to poverty," said 33-year-old Rafiq Sheikh, a migrant laborer and father of four who settled in Alang in 1993.
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