Bolivia, The Tin Mountain
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Documents the labor conditions and life of Bolivian tin miners. Isolated in a remote mountain town, they work 500 miles of tunnels, handling 300 tons of rock to produce one ton of tin. Poor safety conditions contribute to the occurrence of silicosis in one out of every four miners, a life expectancy for males of 37 years and a death rate of almost 500 per year. Since housing is furnished only to workers many families are left without support or housing.
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