Foreign Correspondent

Season 20 Episode 38: Toxic Trade

There's no doubt asbestos is a dirty, deadly word. In Australia the scandals of Wittenoom and the long-running James Hardie saga have ensured a widespread awareness that asbestos kills often slowly and painfully. In a career uncovering the health hazards of asbestos, reporter Matt Peacock might have thought he'd seen it all. Then he went to India. In a global investigation, we expose a shocking trade and follow the dusty trail from the sub-continent back to another nation readily exporting the stuff it considers too dangerous for locals. Canada.

Genre:

Documentary, News

Seasons:

19

Episodes:

522

Cast:

Quality:

HD

Duration:

30 min

First Air:

1992

Rating:

7.5