Some 85% of 151 surveyed local governments including Japan's 47 prefectures do not keep taps on the conditions of people who have developed mesothelial tumors due to asbestos exposure, a parliamentary research office said in a survey report Thursday. Of the 151 local governments, 76% were found to have not been exchanging information about the victims with labor standards inspection offices, which recognize situations of sufferers of work-related illnesses caused by asbestos.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/85-local-govts-keep-no-tabs-asbestos-victims
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/japan-today-japan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/asbestos
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/workers
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/occupational-health