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DANGEROUS amounts of air pollution in built-up areas are putting workers’ health at risk, the GMB union said yesterday.
It called for improved monitoring of air quality in town and city centres at its annual congress in Nottingham, after a new study found that workers were being exposed to “dangerous” levels.
Street cleaners, refuse workers and parking staff are among workers at risk from high levels of pollutants.
Coal-fired stoves in traditional homes are the primary source of extreme levels of air pollution in over-crowded Ulaanbaatar. As more people become climate-displaced, the situation is likely to worsen, write SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
