The women who made America’s microchips and the children who paid for it
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Summary
Mark Flores was born with an intellectual disability after his mother was exposed to hazardous substances while working in a factory in Silicon Valley in the 1970s.
Studies found a higher than expected rate of miscarriages among women who worked on semiconductor production lines in the ’80s and ’90s.
The industry was receptive to research at the time, but after links were established many companies stopped cooperating.
With the new push to revive chip manufacturing in America, concerns are bubbling up again.
Health, safety, and environmental advocates are fighting to protect workers to ensure that Silicon Valley’s toxic history doesn’t repeat itself.
Unions and health and environmental advocates are fighting to protect workers to ensure that Silicon Valley’s toxic history doesn’t repeat itself.