Decontamination workers in Tsushima, Namie exclusion zone, Fukushima prefecture.
Thousands of decontamination workers have been deployed to the contaminated areas of Fukushima since 2011. The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on human rights have warned of the radiation risks and exploitation of decontamination workers in Fukushima. Radiation levels measured in the exclusion zone of Namie show high levels of radiation, where workers are exposed to the equivalent of tens to hundreds of chest X rays equivalent each year.