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Tara Cosoleto

Union call to ban engineered stone imports

The CFMEU wants the federal government to ban imports of engineered stone by July 2024. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The federal government needs to ban engineered stone imports otherwise more workers will needlessly die, a union says.

More than 600 workers in NSW, Victoria and Queensland have silicosis, a long-term lung disease caused by inhaling large amounts of silica dust.

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