Person of the Year 2010 Runners-Up: Chilean Miners

Mario Gómez, 64, truck driver
Working in the Alavada mine despite having silicosis, a lung ailment common among miners, Gómez, the oldest on the shift, was a miner so he could help support his seven grandchildren. "Mine owners fill their pockets while they subject us to totally unsafe working conditions," says Gómez. "They should value human life more. What happened to us should never happen again, anywhere, and miners need to fight harder for that."

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