Stability and ‘enviable’ wages, but at what price: what it really means to work in mining

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Stability and ‘enviable’ wages, but at what price: what it really means to work in mining

Studying medicine in Peru is an act of faith and endurance: a saturated career or full of opportunities?Therapy with intravenous vitamins: a health issue or a risky fashion recommended by influencers?A few meters from the socavón, in a gallery illuminated by artificial lights, the crash of the machinery and the vibration of the ground are the daily bread for hundreds of workers, as narrated by those who have worked, once, within a mine.