The Government has insisted with the European Court of Human Rights that it took all necessary measures, including changing legislation, to address the problem of carcinogenic asbestos in the dockyard.
The management provided employees with masks and made sure adequate ventilation was in place.Exposed workers were given compensation allowance, paid by the ship owners, the government said. The case was instituted by 20 ex-workers and the family of one who died from asbestos-related cancer.
Government says it did what it could on dockyard asbestos - timesofmalta.com
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