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    Over 1,500 former workers at a Taiwanese television factory have been diagnosed with cancer and have launched a class action lawsuit against their former employer, claiming they were exposed to toxic chemicals that caused their illnesses. The company admits to dumping hazardous waste that polluted the local environment and groundwater. The workers have fought for nearly two decades in what has become a landmark legal case investigating whether the company recklessly endangered its employees' health as Taiwan pushed to industrialize.

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    Over 1,500 former workers at a Taiwanese television factory have been diagnosed with cancer and have launched a class action lawsuit against their former employer, claiming they were exposed to toxic chemicals that caused their illnesses. The company admits to dumping hazardous waste that polluted the local environment and groundwater. The workers have fought for nearly two decades in what has become a landmark legal case investigating whether the company recklessly endangered its employees' health as Taiwan pushed to industrialize.

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    Over 1,500 former workers at a Taiwanese television factory have been diagnosed with cancer and have launched a class action lawsuit against their former employer, claiming they were exposed to toxic chemicals that caused their illnesses. The company admits to dumping hazardous waste that polluted the local environment and groundwater. The workers have fought for nearly two decades in what has become a landmark legal case investigating whether the company recklessly endangered its employees' health as Taiwan pushed to industrialize.

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    Taiwan's Secret Cancer

    Cancer sufferers are taking on a company they say exposed them to toxic chemicals
    in a landmark class action lawsuit.
    25 Jun 2015 23:06 GMT | Health, Business & Economy, Asia, Taiwan, Law

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    More than 1,500 former workers at a television factory in Taiwan have been
    diagnosed with cancer.
    The company admits that it dumped hazardous waste, polluting the land and
    poisoning groundwater.
    But did Radio Corporation of America recklessly expose its employees to cancercausing chemicals?
    For nearly two decades, sick workers have been waging a David and Goliath battle
    as they seek justice in the courts for their suffering.
    101 East joins them as they await the verdict in this landmark case and investigates
    whether their health was sacrificed as Taiwan pursued its goal of becoming a hightech manufacturing hub.
    Source: Al Jazeera

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