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This paper examines the interconnecting causes that have placed residents of the community of La Oroya, in Peru’s central Andes, in the dilemma of having to sacrifice their human right to health in order to preserve job opportunities at the town’s smelter. Using the lens of a...

This paper examines the interconnecting causes that have placed residents of the community of La Oroya, in Peru's central Andes, in the dilemma of having to sacrifice their human right to health in order to preserve job opportunities at the town's smelter. Using the lens of a...