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In Uganda’s Artisanal Mines, Where Salt Corrodes Workers Health

In Uganda’s Artisanal Mines, Where Salt Corrodes Workers Health
Workers weigh and move piles of rock salt on the shores of Lake Katwe, Uganda’s top salt-producing lake. Edna Namara/GPJ Uganda

The unlicensed workers use what they have to combat health fears in Uganda’s top salt-producing lake. A new law is supposed to offer protections. So far, little is on the way.

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