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Apr 23, 2024
On April 22 & 23, 2024, rallies organized by a dozen asbestos victims’ support groups are being held in the Italian cities of Monfalcone and Trieste to demonstrate the strength of public outrage at a change in national legislation which will benefit companies like Fincantieri shipbuilding – a defendant in many asbestos cases – and not asbestos victims. The protestors are demanding that the €20 million (US$21.3m) of public money intended for Fincantieri be reallocated for medical research and treatment of mesothelioma. See: Mobilitazione vittime amianto [Mobilization of asbestos victims].
Apr 23, 2024
On April 19, 2024, a jury in Chicago, Illinois ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Kenvue – the former consumer healthcare division of J&J – to pay compensation of $45 million to the family of mesothelioma sufferer Theresa Garcia who died in July 2020. The claimants allege that Mrs Garcia had contracted mesothelioma after having used asbestos-contaminated talc-based baby powder produced by J&J. Commenting on the verdict, J&J spokesperson Erik Haas said that the company would appeal the decision immediately. See: Court Orders Johnson & Johnson And Kenvue To Pay $45 Million In Talcum Baby Powder Lawsuit.
Apr 23, 2024
Asbestos fibers were identified in each of the ten samples of building debris – including roofing materials, underground building materials and pipes from apartment buildings and schools in 4 locations in Kyiv and Kharkiv – analyzed by a Tokyo-based laboratory. Commenting on these findings, Professor Ken Takahashi said: “The results of this analysis serve as a basis for warning local workers and residents about asbestos and taking countermeasures. We also need to get international organizations and other organizations to recognize that the cost of countermeasures is necessary.” See: ウクライナの被害建物からアスベストを検出 日本企業が分析 [Japanese company analyzes asbestos detected in damaged buildings in Ukraine].
Apr 23, 2024
In the run-up to International Workers Day (April 28), CGIL Brescia – the local affiliate of the Italian General Confederation of Labour – organized a conference entitled: “A future without asbestos.” Data presented by speakers at this event disclosed the names of regional and provincial asbestos hotspots. One of the highest incidences of asbestos-related diseases in Italy is found in the Lombardy region, with its capital, Milan, very badly affected. See: Allarme amianto a Milano: aumentano gli ammalati e i decessi. Le province lombarde più colpite [Asbestos alarm in Milan: the number of sick people and deaths is increasing. The most affected provinces of Lombardy].
Apr 23, 2024
On Friday, April 19, 2024, the legal team for BNSF Railways told a Montana federal civil court that the company was not liable for the lung cancer deaths of two Libby residents as it hadn’t known that the vermiculite transported by the railways was contaminated with asbestos fibers. According to lawyer Chad Knight “In the 50s, 60s and 70s no one in the public suspected there might be health concerns.” This is the first of many lawsuits to be heard in a federal civil court over the railroad’s culpability for the disaster which befell the former mining town. See: BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town.
Apr 23, 2024
An article in the Sunday issue of France’s Le Monde newspaper which was published on April 21, 2024 detailed the “deplorable state” of the Palace of Westminster, highlighting “walls full of asbestos,” miles of antiquated electrical wiring, leaking pipes and rat infestations. “We are,” said former clerk of the House of Commons Lord Lisvane “never far from a catastrophic breakdown of our services, a fire or a structural collapse…” See: Amiante, rats, fuites d'eau: le Palais de Westminster menace de s'effondrer [Asbestos, rats, water leaks: the Palace of Westminster threatens to collapse].
Apr 18, 2024
At an April 15, 2024 press conference organized by the Bangladesh Ban Asbestos Network (B-BAN) and Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation (OSHE), held in the capital of Bangladesh, health and safety campaigners and technical experts urged the government to ban asbestos to “protect human health and the environment, as asbestos is a known carcinogen.” In his comments to the meeting, Aminur Rashid Chowdhury Repon, Executive Director of the OSHE Foundation, announced that chrysotile (white) asbestos fibers had been identified during recent laboratory analyses of cement sheeting and automotive brake shoes. See: Experts for banning asbestos in Bangladesh.
Apr 18, 2024
Under new provisions, which came into effect on April 1, 2024, some patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma can receive medical treatment using a new dual immunotherapy cocktail that has been shown to prolong life for many patients. As the care will be provided by the National Health Insurance, patients will not have to face costly medical bills. See: 石棉致癌潛伏期達40年 惡性肋膜間皮瘤癌現生機 4/1起雙免疫治療納入一線給付 [Asbestos carcinogenesis has a latentcy period of up to 40 years. The incidence of malignant pleural mesothelioma cancer is increasing. Dual immunotherapy will be included in first-line benefits starting from 4/1].
Apr 18, 2024
It was announced on April 16, 2024 that attempts by Belgian politicians to reform legislation blocking lawsuits by claimants who had received compensation from the Belgian Asbestos Fund (the Fund) had failed. With elections looming, there was, said a spokesperson for the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats political party, no chance of amending the legislation in the short-term. In March, the Social Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies had once again rejected a bill to allow recipients of payouts from the Fund to launch legal proceedings against a company despite receiving compensation from the Fund. See: Pas d'accord au sein de la majorité sur l'amiante [No agreement within the [Federal] majority [parties] on asbestos].
Apr 18, 2024
On April 15, 2024, a family launched a legal action to claim compensation for the 2018 asbestos cancer death of a 79-year old man who had worked near an asbestos processing factory owned by the Nichias company. The claimants argue that during the deceased’s 13 years employment at a Hashima workshop, he had breathed in asbestos liberated by the Nichias Hashima Plant in Gifu Prefecture. Under Japanese law, people can obtain compensation for contracting asbestos cancer if they lived near an asbestos factory. There is no such provision for people who worked near such a facility. See: 「石綿工場の近くで勤務」、中皮腫で死亡 責任裁定、遺族が申請 [“Working near an asbestos factory,” died of mesothelioma liability ruling, bereaved family applies].
Apr 18, 2024
The article cited below contained a wide variety of facts and figures detailing Italy’s ongoing asbestos catastrophe. There are, according to the text, 4,400 people diagnosed every year with asbestos-related diseases and a million asbestos-contaminated sites throughout Italy which collectively contain 40 million tons of asbestos; asbestos is present in 2,400 schools, 1,000 libraries and 350 hospitals. With just 18 facilities capable of disposing of asbestos waste, calls are being made for government action to build capacity as a matter of urgency. See: Amianto, i dati epidemiologici evidenziano una situazione di allarme [Asbestos, epidemiological data show an alarming situation].
Apr 18, 2024
According to emails released last week by New Zealand’s Ministry of Education under the Official Information Act, two classrooms were extensively contaminated after friable asbestos in wall linings was disturbed during renovation work without prior tests having been done. Eventually, the school authorities were able to get the asbestos-containing material removed. For the last year the Ministry of Education has been considering a scheme to establish a national register of approved asbestos removal firms; no such scheme has been implemented yet. See: School classrooms contaminated with asbestos after linings taken off without testing.
Apr 17, 2024
An exposé in the April 11, 2024 issue of the West Australian documented misleading information circulated by WorkSafe – the health and safety regulator in Western Australia (WA) – reassuring workers that “none of the samples [from the Mt. Keith nickel mine] exceeded the workplace [asbestos] exposure standard...” According to a certified lab, asbestos fibers were present in samples from the mine. Commenting on this news, Ms. Markey, CEO of the Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia said: “We need more collaboration between workers and the regulators… There should also not be two sets of standards for contractors versus salaried employees.” See [subscription site]: ‘More needs to be done’ after asbestos detection at BHP Nickel West’s Mt Keith clashes with WorkSafe result.
Apr 17, 2024
A well-researched and comprehensive article published on April 12, 2024, reviewed Brazil’s asbestos dossier in light of asbestos prohibitions announced by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last month. The text of this article covered a wide range of material and sources and included a discussion of the World Health Organization’s asbestos policies, Brazilian epidemiological data on asbestos-related diseases and technological progress in creating asbestos-free substitutes. See: Vale a pena ser o terceiro maior produtor de amianto no mundo? [Is it worth being the third largest producer of asbestos in the world?].
Apr 17, 2024
The article cited below from a source in China, reaffirms the carcinogenic nature of chrysotile asbestos, citing evidence from the WHO and IARC. The author emphasized the variety of asbestos products, warning that: “People who are exposed to asbestos for a long time can face serious health risks. Eventually, this underlying inflammation may evolve into serious diseases such as asbestosis, pleural mesothelioma, etc., and may even lead to the development of malignant tumors such as lung cancer.” China is the world’s 2nd largest asbestos user and 4th largest producer. See: 被60多国禁用的一级“致癌物”,1Kg含百万根尖针!为何我国随处可见 [A first-class “carcinogen” banned by more than 60 countries, 1kg contains millions of sharp needles! Why can it be seen everywhere in China?].
Apr 17, 2024
The Court of Appeal of Catania, Italy issued a victim’s verdict in an asbestos case brought by petrochemical worker Francesco Castorina, who had been employed for 35 years as a maintenance worker in a plant in the Priolo-Augusta petrochemical facility. The Court ordered Italy’s National Institute for Social Security (INPS) to reevaluate the claimant’s pension contributions and pay the amount owed to him since the INPS first rejected his application for asbestos benefits. See: Lavoratore del Petrolchimico esposto all’amianto, Tribunale condanna l’Inps [Petrochemical worker exposed to asbestos, Court condemns INPS].
Apr 24, 2024
Now in its 46th year of operations, the Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia (ADSA) is more relevant than ever. Having had the privilege of catching up with ADSA colleagues during a recent trip to Western Australia (WA), it was clear that the Society’s staff were even busier than usual. During our stay in Perth, we were delighted on April 18, 2024, to learn that the much-hated “once and for all rule,” which had disadvantaged ADSA members by barring them from accepting provisional damages, had been overturned by the adoption of the Civil Liability Amendment (Provisional Damages for Dust Diseases) Bill 2024. Commenting on this momentous development, the ADSA’s CEO Melita Markey said: “asbestos and silicosis sufferers in WA will have the same legal rights as sufferers elsewhere in the country.” [Read full article]
Apr 19, 2024
Last month was the grand opening of a factory in the Sverdlovsk region of Russia. The Vestra plant which is owned by Uralasbest – Russia’s 2nd biggest asbestos mining conglomerate – is located conveniently near the group’s chrysotile (white) asbestos mine in the Urals’ monotown of Asbest. Although the nature of the “mineral dust” used in the facility remains unspecified, it is likely that it is material reclaimed from chrysotile asbestos mining waste. In due course, the toxic secret at the heart of this shiny new factory will be exposed. One can but hope that this day comes sooner rather than later. [Read full article]
Apr 16, 2024
On March 18, 2024 – more than 32 years after America’s first asbestos ban was vacated by a Louisiana Court of Appeals – the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed that the use of chrysotile (white) asbestos would be phased out with an immediate embargo on asbestos imports once the Final Rule on Asbestos Part 1; Chrysotile Asbestos; Regulation of Certain Conditions of Use Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (the Final Rule) was implemented. This long-awaited national ban will protect not only people in the US but those in other countries which decide that the time is right for them to also take unilateral action on the asbestos hazard. It is reassuring that, after all this time, the EPA is once again becoming a force for good. [Read full article]
Mar 12, 2024
On March 3, 2024, members of the Asian Ban Asbestos Network (ABAN) convened for the 2024 ABAN South Asia Strategy meeting. With its unique asbestos history, Sri Lanka was an appropriate venue for the meeting. In retaliation for plans to impose an asbestos ban in Sri Lanka, Russia embargoed tea imports from Sir Lanka. As a result, the asbestos ban was put on hold. Despite these setbacks, groups in Sri Lanka are progressing a range of efforts to minimize hazardous asbestos exposures. Commenting on the deliberations in Colombo, ABAN Coordinator Sugio Furuya highlighted: the high level of engagement exhibited by the attendees and the participation of a new generation of ban asbestos campaigners. [Read full article]
Mar 8, 2024
March 24, 2024 will be the 100th anniversary of the death of Nellie Kershaw, the first named victim of asbestos-related disease. Her story is paradigmatic of the experience of so many victims, abandoned to their fate once occupationally-contracted diseases made them unfit for work. Has much changed since Nellie Kershaw’s death 100 years ago? Thousands of Britons are still dying from asbestosis, the disease which killed Mrs. Kershaw, and asbestos cancers every year. The government’s refusal to address the contamination of the national infrastructure will ensure that in decades to come there will be many more people like Nellie Kershaw who experience ill health and premature death due to toxic exposures. A 100 years on, the human face of this tragedy may have changed but the problem remains the same. [Read full article]
Mar 4, 2024
Nearly ten years after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in Strasbourg condemned Switzerland for its treatment of one asbestos victim, a ruling last month (February 2024) found that the same legal system was in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights (the Convention) in its handling of a lawsuit brought by another asbestos plaintiff. Although there were differences in the cases, the ECHR’s response to the time-barred defense advanced by Switzerland’s legal team was the same; the need for “legal certainty and legal peace,” did not justify depriving asbestos claimants “of the chance to assert their rights before the courts.” [Read full article]
Feb 21, 2024
In an Asbestos Factsheet uploaded on February 16, 2024, by the United Nations Environment Programme it was reported that: “There is ongoing evidence that mismanagement of asbestos is resulting in elevated healthcare expenses that surpass any benefits.” The validity of this finding was substantiated by the asbestos scandal – news of which has gone global – which has rocked Sydney, Australia over recent weeks. The discovery of asbestos in mulch used in parks, playgrounds, schools, sports centers, hospitals, electrical substations, supermarkets and domestic gardens has led to closure of premises, cancellation of events and extremely high levels of public anxiety. [Read full article]
Feb 16, 2024
It is now 125 years, since Factory Inspector Lucy Deane warned the British Government about the hazard posed by exposures to asbestos. One wonders what she would have made of the fact that so many decades later, asbestos cancers and diseases continue to wreak havoc amongst populations the world over. Recent developments reviewed in the article cited below, revealed both good and bad news. Despite the dramatic fall in asbestos use in the 21st century, asbestos contamination of national infrastructures and pollution of the natural environment remain a public health as well as an occupational health risk to global populations. [Read full article]
Feb 5, 2024
In the run-up to World Cancer Day 2024, an article in The Guardian newspaper reverberated a World Health Organization (WHO) warning of an impending cancer “tsunami” which will see the number of new cancer cases rising by 77% by 2050. Exposure to all types of asbestos can cause a variety of cancers; data released in 2024, confirmed that 1,300,000 tonnes of asbestos were consumed worldwide last year. It is neither prudent nor humane for national governments, international agencies and regional authorities to neglect their duty to protect populations in countries where asbestos use remains legal; every minute of every day millions of people are being exposed to a substance that could kill them. It has to stop. [Read full article]
Feb 2, 2024
Following on from a TV program – Britain’s crumbling schools – broadcast on the BBC last month, an article on the website of the World Socialist on January 29th asserted that: “Schools in the UK are not fit for purpose, and many pose a ‘critical risk to life.’” While asbestos protections are increasing in EU countries, it seems that in the UK the only change is for the worse. As our schools continue to age, asbestos-containing products within them deteriorate and the likelihood of carcinogenic fibers becoming airborne grows. The final price for the negligence of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will be paid by the children, teachers and school staff who contract mesothelioma in the decades to come. [Read full article]
Jan 25, 2024
Johnson and Johnson (J&J) announced in May 2020 that it would stop selling its iconic talc-based baby powder in US and Canadian markets. It would be another two years before the company bowed to mounting pressure over claims of discriminatory marketing and double standards and agreed to stop sales outside North America. Grassroots’ groups around the world which have been monitoring the availability of J&J products during 2023 & 2024 reported that there appeared to be a decrease in supplies of the toxic baby powder available in many retail and online outlets. [Read full article]
Jan 18, 2024
A proposal to compensate asbestos victims with shares of the asbestos defendant charged with causing their injuries is under consideration by a Brazilian court overseeing the emergence of Eternit S.A. from judicial recovery. In the 30+ years I have been involved in the fight for asbestos justice, I thought I had witnessed every type of avoidance, cover-up and denial strategy by asbestos defendants and their lawyers. I had not, however, in all that time seen anything so vile as what is being proposed in Brazil. To tie the financial survival of a suffering claimant and his/her family to the fiscal welfare of the killer company is a concept that is so egregious that it almost takes your breath away. [Read full article]
Jan 15, 2024
The production of minerals has an environmental impact and asbestos is no exception. Mountains of toxic tailings dominate the landscapes of many asbestos mining towns; although the amount of contaminated material in these mounds can vary, it is not unusual for them to be composed of up to 40% asbestos fibers. Projects to turn these environmental liabilities into assets by reclaiming magnesium, zinc, nickel and high-quality silica from the waste are being spearheaded in Canada, China and Russia. This article questions the human costs of such plans. [Read full article]
Dec 13, 2023
During 2023 there have spectacular highs and lows intermixed with pockets of progress set against a global backdrop which has constrained the work of grassroots ban asbestos campaigners in many countries. Despite serious political and economic obstacles, campaigners have found creative ways to build momentum for asbestos restrictions and support the injured. The progress achieved in 2023 was tempered by setbacks and stalemates in key asbestos-using countries. The November death of Mavis Nye, erstwhile Mesothelioma Warrior, who was a much-loved figure among the global community of ban asbestos campaigners, was a stark reminder of how vital it is to eradicate the asbestos hazard. [Read full article]
Dec 7, 2023
In a David and Goliath legal battle in Brussels, David won. In this case, David was Eric Jonckheere, President of the Belgian Association of Asbestos Victims (ABEVA), retired pilot, mesothelioma patient and member of a 7-person family which has been decimated by the signature cancer associated with asbestos: mesothelioma. On November 27, 2023, a Flemish-speaking court of the first instance convicted Eternit, a former asbestos conglomerate, of “intentional wrongdoing,” “deliberate misconduct,” “systematic manipulation” and “deliberate distortion of the facts.” By exposing Eternit’s “fraud” and “deliberate misconduct,” a path has been cleared for asbestos victims in Belgium and elsewhere to hold the company to account. Justice has long been denied; it must no longer be delayed. [Read full article]
Dec 5, 2023
Patience is running out amongst people who have been campaigning for decades to protect Brazilians from the asbestos hazard. An inexplicable and indefinite postponement last month by the country’s once revered Supreme Court of a judgment which would, once and for all, have stopped asbestos mining was the final straw. To make manifest the overwhelming public support for banning this class 1 carcinogen, asbestos victims, their supporters and advisors spent two days in Brasilia last week to mobilize support among political and civil society allies (Versão em português aqui). [Read full article]
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Report: Medical workshop, two-day socio-legal conference,
and national victims' meeting in Campinas, São Paulo – (2015)
Conference Report: Freeing Europe Safely from Asbestos – (2015)
BWI International Conference on Asbestos 2014 – (2014)
Europe's Asbestos Catastrophe – (2012)
Asian Asbestos Conference 2009 – (2009)
BANJAN Anniversary Conference, Yokohama – (2007)
Asian Asbestos Conference AAC 2006 – (2006)
European Asbestos Conference:
Policy, Health and Human Rights – (2005)
Global Asbestos Congress GAC 2004 – (2004)
Canadian Asbestos: A Global Concern – (2003)
Hellenic Asbestos Conference – (2002)
European Asbestos Seminar – (2001)
Global Asbestos Congress, Osasco – (2000)
These reports are on major events where IBAS has acted as co-sponsor or provided substantial support. For further reports and presentations from these and scores of other events in which IBAS has taken an interest see Site Map:Conference and Event Reports
Eternit and the Great Asbestos Trial – (2012)
IBAS Report: Asian Asbestos Conference 2009
India's Asbestos Time Bomb – (2008)
Killing the Future: Asbestos Use in Asia* – (2007)
Chrysotile Asbestos: Hazardous to Humans, Deadly to the Rotterdam Convention – (2006)
Asbestos: The Human Cost of Corporate Greed* – (2005)
Asbestos Dispatches – (2004)
The Asbestos War – (2003)
Annals: Global Asbestos Congress 2000
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*Some translations from English available in Publications sidebar
Current Asbestos Bans and Restrictions
National Asbestos Bans (Chronology)
WTO Upholds French Ban on Chrysotile – (2001)
Europe Bans Asbestos – (2001)
The Rotterdam Convention
United Nations and ILO Position
Other Articles on National Bans in addition to the first two items listed above can be found in Site Map: Asbestos Bans and Regulations
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There are abstracts for most articles on the site dated after April 2007; the inclusion of news items commenced in June 2009. Both archives can be searched by country, geographical region or year.
2012:
Achieving Justice for Eternit's Asbestos Victims
Submission to Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, European Parliament
Europe's Asbestos Catastrophe
Mesothelioma: Personal Tragedy, Global Disaster
Warnings Unheeded: a British Tragedy Becomes a Global Disaster
Update on Global "Asbestos Justice" 2012
A selection of papers by Laurie Kazan-Allen presented at conferences and symposia during 2012. See also Conference Papers (IBAS) 2009-11 and 2003-08
2011:
Press Conference: A Bloody Anniversary
Update on Ban Asbestos Campaign
Global Campaign to Ban Asbestos 2011
Asbestos: An International Perspective
Recognition and Compensation of Asbestos-Related Diseases in Europe
Changing Britain's Asbestos Landscape
2010:
Asbestos and the Americas
Global Asbestos Panorama 2010 The Winds of Change
2009:
Stephan Schmidheiny: Saint or Sinner?
Sex, Secrets and Asbestos Lies
Global Panorama on Mesothelioma 2009
A selection of papers by Laurie Kazan-Allen presented at conferences and symposia during 2009-11. See also Conference Papers (IBAS) 2012 and 2003-08
The Rise of the Global Asbestos Victims' Movement
Global Panorama on Mesothelioma 2008
Current UK Asbestos Developments: Compensation, Medical Treatment and Political Support
UK Rail Trade Unions: Action on Asbestos
The Doctors and the Dollars
Global Impact of Asbestos: The Environment
Asbestos Cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean (EM) Region
Fear in a Handful of Dust!
Osasco: Birthplace of the 21st Century Ban Asbestos Movement
Asbestos: Truth and Consequences
Asbestos Abroad - An International Overview
A selection of papers by Laurie Kazan-Allen presented at conferences and symposia during 2003-08. See also Conference Papers (IBAS) 2012 and 2009-11
2014:
Campaigning for Justice: On the Asbestos Frontline 2014
Europe’s Asbestos Legacy: Ongoing Challenges, International
Solutions
The Asbestos Frontline: Then and Now
2013:
Report from the Asbestos Frontline: 2013
Asbestos Health Reflections on International Womens Day
A selection of papers by Laurie Kazan-Allen presented at conferences and symposia during 2013-14. See also Conference Papers (IBAS) 2015-19, 2012, 2009-11 and 2003-08
2019:
Global Asbestos Panorama 2019
Thirty Years on the Asbestos Frontline
2018:
Global Overview: Asbestos Landscape 2018
2017:
The Global Campaign To Ban Asbestos 2017!
2015:
What Would Shakespeare Say?
The Global Mesothelioma Landscape 2015
A selection of papers by Laurie Kazan-Allen presented at conferences and symposia during 2015-19. See also Conference Papers (IBAS) 2013-14, 2012, 2009-11 and 2003-08
Events in Canada
(Account of the Delegation's activities in Canada, with photos added on Dec 16 &17.)
Briefings, Statements, Letters
(Links to the documentation that we have accumulated.)
Media
(Links to print and broadcast coverage.)
Global Demonstrations
(Photos and first-hand accounts from global demonstrations supporting the Delegation.)
Mission Aftermath: Later Developments
(Links to ongoing developments and updated information.)
The Delegation, a group of Asian asbestos victim representatives and supporters, journeyed to Quebec in order to persuade the Government of Quebec to withdraw backing for the development of a new asbestos mine and to request that Canada cease the export of asbestos fiber in particular to their home countries unilaterally.
Press Release. STOP Brazilian Asbestos Exports! April 21, 2019
Comunicados de Imprensa: Parem com as exportações de amianto para a Ásia!
Eighteen page press briefing:
The Asian Ban Asbestos Mission to Brazil 2019. No More Asbestos Exports to Asia!
Missão Asiática Antiamianto no Brasil 2019. Parem com as exportações de amianto para a Ásia!
Day by day account of the progress of the mission:
Report from Asian Ban Asbestos Mission to Brazil April, 2019
Blog:
IBAS blog, May 7, 2019: The Brazilian Association of the Asbestos-Exposed [Associação Brasileira dos Expostos ao Amianto]
In response to asbestos interests in Brazil seeking to continue asbestos exports (contrary to a 2017 Supreme Court ruling), five ban asbestos campaigners from three Asian countries journeyed to Brazil in April, 2019, to entreat citizens, politicians, civil servants, decision-makers, Supreme Court Justices and corporations to prevent such exports. The links above provide access to documents pertinent to the Asian expedition.
Demonstration in Woluwe Park, Brussels, 2006
Under cloudy skies, members of Belgian and French Asbestos Victims' Associations from Dunkirk and Bourgogne marched side-by-side in the third annual demonstration organized by ABEVA, the Belgian Association of Asbestos Victims. Erik Jonckheere, ABEVA's Co-chairman, condemned the government which still refuses to recognize the plight of the asbestos injured.
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