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Kalgoorlie to Perth Walk for Wittenoom Children – May 1-5, 2012
Opera Against Mesothelioma – May 8, 2012
Asbestos and Compensation – May 18, 2012
Recent Issues in Asbestos Related Disease Claims – May 30, 2012
A Walk to Remember Victims of Asbestos – Sep 29, 2012
Seminar: Asbestos – Still a Killer – (Jul 11)
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen.)
Ban Asbestos Movement Gets Momentum– (Mar 11)
(A report by Jagdish Patel.)
Asian Solidarity Delegation to Quebec, Canada – (Jan 11)
(Report by the Asian Ban Asbestos Network [A-BAN].)
Annual U.S. Asbestos Victims' Conference – (Apr 10)
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen.)
Summary Report of OEHNI Round Table Conference (Dec 21, 2009)
(Report by Madhumita Dutta and Mohit Gupta)
Asian Asbestos Conference 2009 (Apr 26-27, 2009)
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen.) (1.63Mb pdf)
BANJAN Anniversary Conference, Yokohama (November 23-24, 2007)
(Report on: International Asbestos Conference for Fair and Equal Compensation for all Asbestos Victims and their Families.)
Day of Asbestos Action (Feb 27, 2008)
(Report on Action Mesothelioma Day UK, by Laurie Kazan-Allen.)
International Trade Union Conference on Asbestos (Feb 5-7, 2008)
(Report on February 2008 BWI conference, by Laurie Kazan-Allen.)
Autumn Seminar on Low Level Asbestos Exposures (Oct 17, 2007)
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen.)
Annual UK Asbestos Meeting (May 16, 2007)
(Report in the British Asbestos Newsletter of Asbestos Sub-Committee meeting.)
Asian Asbestos Conference AAC 2006 (Jul 26-27, 2006)
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen of IBAS.)
Asian Asbestos Conference AAC 2006 (Jul 26-27, 2006)
(Report by Fiona Murie of the BWI.)
Latin American Asbestos Events 2006
(Brief Notes on 7 events.)
Westminster Asbestos Seminar (May 16, 2006)
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen.)
Buenos Aires Asbestos Seminar: Communication of Asbestos Risks (Sep 13-14, 2005)
(Report by Susana Mühlmann.)
European Asbestos Conference: Policy, Health and Human Rights (Sep 05)
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen.)
Westminster Asbestos Seminar (Jul 12, 2005)
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen.)
Global Asbestos Congress GAC 2004 (Nov 19-21 2004)
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen.)
Asbestos: Global Action Needed! Seminar, European Social Forum (Oct 16, 2004)
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen.)
Asbestos Conference: The Polluter Pays Amsterdam (May 13-14, 2004)
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen.)
Asbestos Conference in Poland (May 11, 2004)
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen.)
Westminster Asbestos Seminar (May 19, 2004)
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen.)
Canadian Asbestos: A Global Concern (Sep 12-13, 2003) [816K including pictures]
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen.)
Canadian Asbestos: A Global Concern
(Text only version of above report.)
Canadian Asbestos: A Global Concern
(Synopsis of above report.)
International Asbestos Conference in Slovenia (May 2003)
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen.)
Italian Asbestos Conference (Feb 15, 2003)
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen.)
Hellenic Asbestos Conference (Oct 29-31, 2002)
(Report (with pictures) by Laurie Kazan-Allen.) [1320K]
Hellenic Asbestos Conference
(Text only version of the above report.)
The Second Conference on Occupational and Environmental Health - Integrating the Americas (June 17-20, 2002)
Asbestos Meetings in Brazil
(Report on this Conference and the Bahia Seminar (below) by Laurie Kazan-Allen.)
Challenging the Global Market in Asbestos Products: An Example of International Action
(Presentation by Fernanda Giannasi (Brazil).)
La Prohibicion del Amianto en las Americas
(Presentation by Eva Delgado Rosas (Chile) at the Asbestos Workshop, in Spanish.)
Conclusões do Grupo de Trabalho Amianto
(Conference conclusions in Portuguese.)
Conclusiones del Grupo de Trabajo Amianto
(Conference conclusions in Spanish, by
Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez (Argentina))
First Seminar on Asbestos Exposure in Bahia, Brazil (June 20, 2002)
First Seminar on Asbestos Exposure in Bahia, Brazil
(Report by Marco Antônio Rêgo (Brazil).)
Recent Developments Affecting European Asbestos Claims
(Presentation by Laurie Kazan-Allen (United Kingdom).)
London Asbestos Meetings (Apr 16-18, 2002)
(Report on a series of asbestos meetings, seminars and roundtables.)
Latin American Asbestos Meeting (Oct 1-3, 2001)
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen)
Vienna European Hazards Conference (Sep 20-23, 2001)
(Report by John Flanagan)
Overview of The European Asbestos Seminar and Related Meetings
(Report by Laurie Kazan-Allen)
Presentations:
Conference de Presse du Mercredi 20 Decembre 2000 [Franηais]
Association Belge des Victimes de l'Amiante [Franηais]
Asbestos in Brazil
(by Fernanda Gianassi (Brazil). Abridged HTML conversion of PowerPoint presentation shown during the Thursday session.)
Strategies for Asbestos Victims
(by Fernanda Gianassi (Brazil). Abridged HTML conversion of PowerPoint presentation shown during the Friday session.)
Asbestos In Bulgaria History, Current Use And Perspectives
(presented by P. Tcherneva-Zhalova (Bulgaria). Collaborative paper on which presentation was based.)
Asbestos Disinformation Campaign in India
(by T. K. Joshi (India).)
Activities of the Patronato INCA, Office of Casale Monferrato
(by Daniela Degiovanni (Italy).)
Attivita' Patronato INCA di Casale Monferrato
(by Daniela Degiovanni (Italy).)
Intervento
(Presentation in Italian by Bruno Pesce (Italy).)
Asbestos in Latvia
(by Maija Eglite (Latvia).)
Asbestos in Lithuania: Present and Future Strategies
(by Viktoras ekauskas (Lithuania).)
The Problem of Asbestos In Poland as Seen by Labour Inspectors
(by Mieczyslaw Foltyn (Poland).)
Current Asbestos Issues in Romania
(by Ruxandra Carmen Artenie (Romania).)
Oral Histories of the Asbestos Tragedy in Scotland
(by Ronnie Johnston and Arthur McIvor (Scotland).)
The Slovakian Asbestos Experience: Use, Health Effects and Preventive Measures
(Presented by Margarιta ulcovα (Slovakia). Collaborative paper on which presentation was based.)
Multicentric Case-control Study on Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
(Presented by A. Agudo (Spain). HTML conversion of collaborative PowerPoint presentation.)
Intervention at the European Asbestos Seminar
(by Angel Carcoba (Spain).)
Statements:
European Asbestos Seminar Resolution
European Parliament Endorses Asbestos Seminar
Personal Report on Congress
(Laurie Kazan-Allen, one of the Congress organisers, gives a personal account of this unique event.)
Abstract [in English]
(of the above report.)
[Portuguκs]
Personal Report Text [in English]
(Text only version of the above report.)
[Portuguκs]
Congress Report by John Flanagan
(John Flanagan represented the Merseyside Asbestos Victims Support Group as Health and Safety Officer.)
Congress Report by A.H. (Ed) Grootegoed
(Ed Grootegoed represented The Asbestos Diseases Association of New Zealand as Welfare & Investigating Officer.)
Rapporto al Congresso di Benedetto Terracini
(Prof. Terracini - Centro per la Prevenzione Oncologica dedll'Universitΰ di Torino, Italia - θ Direttore della Rivista "Epidemiologia e Prevenzione".) [In Italian]
Statements
Osasco Declaration
[in English] [Portuguκs]
Declaration by the Mayor of Osasco
(Mayor Silas Bortolosso pledges to ban asbestos locally and affirms his support for a universal ban.) [in English]
[Portuguκs]
ABREA Proposals
(ABREA, the Brazilian Asbestos Victims' group which co-sponsored the Congress, sets out its proposals for the Congress to consider and campaigners to act upon.) [in English]
[Portuguκs]
Statement of Trade Unions on Banning Asbestos Worldwide
(The unions represented at the Congress list key proposals to address the transition to an asbestos-free workplace and to deal with existing and continuing asbestos pollution.) [in English]
[Portuguκs]
[Espaρol]
Indonesian Campaign to Ban Asbestos – (May 12)
Brazilian Efforts to Ban Asbestos 2012 – (May 12)
Walk for Wittenoom Children - Summary – (May 12)
Walk for Wittenoom Children - Day 5 – (May 12)
Walk for Wittenoom Children - Day 4 – (May 12)
Walk for Wittenoom Children - Day 3 – (May 12)
Walk for Wittenoom Children - Day 2 – (May 12)
Thailand's Asbestos Liars – (May 12)
Walk for Wittenoom Children – Day 1 – (May 12)
The Rise and Fall of the Chrysotile Institute – (May 12)
International Workers Memorial Day 2012 – (Apr 12)
Italian Government takes Asbestos Safety and Care Concerns to EU International Research Network Ahead? – (Apr 12)
Charity Walk for Wittenoom's Children – (Apr 12)
Confronting Australia's Asbestos Catastrophe – (Apr 12)
Confirmation of Asbestos Hazard – (Apr 12)
Australian Award for British Activist – (Apr 12)
Quebec Condemns Killer Industry – (Mar 12)
Ban Asbestos Mobilization in Thailand – (Feb 12)
Clarification of Turin Judgment – (Feb 12)
Landmark Victory for Italian Asbestos Victims – (Feb 12)
IBAS Eternit Monograph Released as Verdict in the Great Asbestos Trial is Announced – (Feb 12)
Ban Asbestos Mobilization in Hong Kong – (Jan 12)
Sri Lanka's Asbestos Challenge – (Jan 12)
Global Asbestos Scandal: Some Answers – (Jan 12)
A New Year in Casale Monferrato – (Jan 12)
In Appreciation of Rachel Lee – (Dec 11)
Update from Casale Monferrato – (Dec 11)
Justice for Sale? – (Dec 11)
Historic Mission to Canada – (Dec 11)
Asian Solidarity Mission to Canada – One Year On – (Dec 11)
Memories of Quebec – (Dec 11)
The Asbestos Frontline – (Dec 11)
Iran Campaign to Ban Asbestos – (Dec 11)
Activists Condemn Canadian Racism – (Dec 11)
Chrysotile Institute Mountebanks and Liars! – (Dec 11)
Surprise Moves by Schmidheiny's Lawyers – (Nov 11)
India Hosts A-BAN Conference – (Nov 11)
Eternit on Trial – (Nov 11)
Australia Confronts Asbestos Disaster – (Nov 11)
More British Victims, Less Support – (Nov 11)
Betrayal of Commonwealth Principles – (Oct 11)
Justice for Franoise? – (Oct 11)
October 18, 2011: A Bloody Anniversary – (Oct 11)
Yet More Russian Asbestos Lies – (Oct 11)
Sarnia 2011: Remembering Our Asbestos Victims – (Oct 11)
Baljit Chadha: Asbestos Straw Man? – (Sep 11)
Toxic Ship Leaves Bangladesh – (Sep 11)
A Dark Day for Brazil – (Sep 11)
Egypt's Asbestos Legacy – (Sep 11)
Russian Asbestos U-Turn? – (Sep 11)
The Passing of a Great Man – (Sep 11)
Censorship in Switzerland? – (Sep 11)
Korean Asbestos Ban: The First Step – (Sep 11)
Confusing Times for Japan's Asbestos Victims – (Aug 11)
Support for Japan's Asbestos Victims – (Aug 11)
Taking a Stand: Asbestos Widow vs. Canadian Government – (Aug 11)
Bangladesh National Meeting on Asbestos – (Aug 11)
Quebec's Asbestos Pimps and Profiteers – (Aug 11)
Russia's Asbestos Challenge – (Aug 11)
Asbestos Outreach Project in India – (Aug 11)
Victory for Activists in Korea – (Aug 11)
Canada's Asbestos Industry The Final Countdown – (Aug 11)
Creating Awareness in South Africa – (Aug 11)
Hyundai Steel: A Corporate Criminal – (Jul 11)
Community Activism in Indonesia – (Jul 11)
Ban Proposal Angers Russians – (Jul 11)
Chrysotile Cowards Shun Spotlight – (Jul 11)
Making Waves and Noise in Turin – (Jul 11)
Asbestos – Still a Killer – (Jul 11)
Russian Asbestos Ban? – (Jul 11)
Canada, A Pariah State – (Jun 11)
Rotterdam Rollercoaster – (Jun 11)
Asbestos: Think Global, Act Local – (Jun 11)
Pressure Builds in Canada to Outlaw Asbestos – (Jun 11)
Global Trade in Asbestos 2010 – (Jun 11)
Down and Out in Quebec – (May 11)
Asbestos Fallout from Japanese Disasters – (May 11)
A Town in Mourning, a Town Reborn – (May 11)
Asbestos Center Stage on Workers' Memorial Day – (Apr 11)
Progress on Thailand Asbestos Ban – (Apr 11)
Canada's Asbestos "Mafia": In Words and Pictures – (Apr 11)
Hong Kong Asbestos Ban by 2012? – (Apr 11)
Raising Asbestos Awareness in Indonesia – (Apr 11)
Brazilian Asbestos Industry vs. Fernanda Giannasi – (Apr 11)
Asbestos Phase-out in Rwanda – (Apr 11)
Cynical Relaunch of Canadian Asbestos Industry – (Apr 11)
Asbestos: A Hot-Button Issue in Canada – (Mar 11)
Mobilization on India's Asbestos Threat – (Mar 11)
Does Quebec Need Asbestos? – (Mar 11)
Ban Asbestos Movement Gains Momentum in India – (Mar 11)
Asbestos on WHO Agenda – (Mar 11)
Last Chance for Canada's "New" Asbestos Mine? – (Mar 11)
Progress of Ban Asbestos Campaign – (Mar 11)
A Righteous Decision for UK Mesothelioma Victims – (Mar 11)
No More Tax Dollars for Chrysotile Institute? – (Mar 11)
Mixed Messages in Japan – (Mar 11)
Ignominious Anniversary: Overturn of U.S. Ban – (Feb 11)
New Zealand's Failing Asbestos Policy! – (Feb 11)
Misinterpretation of Indian Asbestos Decision – (Feb 11)
Ban Asbestos Dialogue in The Balkans – (Feb 11)
Asbestos Tsunami Headed for India – (Feb 11)
Status of Asian Ban Asbestos Agendas – (Feb 11)
Canada's Asbestos Endgame? – (Jan 11)
Asbestos Industry Offensive – (Jan 11)
Fighting Back: Victims' Action Groups and the Ban Asbestos Movement – (Jan 11)
Violent Attack on Asbestos Critics – (Jan 11)
Supreme Court's Asbestos Decision a Missed Opportunity – (Jan 11)
Quebec Public Opposes Asbestos Subsidy – (Jan 11)
Financial Case for Brazilian Asbestos Ban – (Jan 11)
Victory in Rochdale! – (Jan 11)
Stop the Mine Update! – (Jan 11)
Rotterdam Convention 2011 – (Jan 11)
Impasse Overcome by Indian Protests – (Jan 11)
Asian Solidarity Delegation to Quebec, Canada: Archive – (Jan 11)
(Articles and data relating to the Asian delegation to Canada (Dec 6-11, 2010) that argued against the creation of a new asbestos mine and called on Canada to halt asbestos exports.)
New Year's Call to Ban Asbestos – (Jan 11)
Canada's Asbestos Schizophrenia – (Jan 11)
Asbestos Prohibited on Ships – (Jan 11)
Asbestos Ban in Turkey! – (Dec 10)
A Great Week for the Ban Asbestos Campaign! – (Dec 10)
A Dishonorable Honor – (Dec 10)
Nowhere to Run Nowhere to Hide – (Dec10)
White Asbestos: Not for Us, says Asian Solidarity Delegation to Canada – (Dec 10)
White Asbestos Payday – (Dec 10)
Ban Asbestos Initiatives – Thailand, Japan, Estonia, the Balkans – (Dec 10)
Stop the Mine! – (Dec 10)
Huge Victory for Indian Workers – (Nov 10)
China's Explosive Rise in Asbestos Disease – (Nov 10)
Australian Asbestos Management Review – (Nov 10)
Asbestos Reality – (Nov 10)
China Increases Asbestos Restrictions – (Nov 10)
International High-Level Expert Conference on Chemical Safety and Rotterdam Convention – (Nov 10)
Alice: A Fight for Life Now Online! – (Nov 10)
Brazilian Ban On Asbestos Transport Upheld – (Oct 10)
Update: Indian Takeover of Canadian Asbestos Mine? – (Oct 10)
Asbestos Action in Indonesia – (Oct 10)
Why No Asbestos Use at the Commonwealth Games 2010? – (Oct 10)
Japan's Asbestos Analytical Method Fails to Meet ISO Requirements – (Sep 10)
Asbestos Meetings in Brazil – (Sep 10)
Thailand's Asbestos Time Bomb – (Sep 10)
New Evidence on Asbestos – (Sep 10)
Commemorating The Global Asbestos Congress 2000 – (Sep 10)
Warning to Asbestos Investors – (Sep 10)
Support for Asian Asbestos Ban – (Aug 10)
Mexico's Asbestos Debate – (Aug 10)
Landmark Ruling by Spanish Court – (Aug 10)
Asbestos-free Europe by 2023? – (Aug 10)
Launch of Farsi Translation of Killing the Future – (Aug 10)
Dangers in the Dust – (Jul 10)
Raising Asbestos Awareness in India – (Jul 10)
Canadian Asbestos – Still a Global Concern – (Jul 10)
Further Support for Asbestos Bans – (Jul 10)
Alcoa's Australian Workers Exposed to Illegal Asbestos Gaskets – (Jun 10)
Quebec Bailout of Asbestos Mine? – (Jun 10)
Japan – Good News, Bad News – (Jun 10)
The British Asbestos Newsletter, Twentieth Anniversary Issue – (Jun 10)
Asbestos at the United Nations – (Jun 10)
Beware the Ides of May! – (May 10)
Canadian Minister's Asbestos Lie! – (May 10)
Community Protest in Mexico – (May 10)
Asbestos on Agenda of Taiwan Conference – (May 10)
China's Asbestos Challenge – (May 10)
Canadian Duplicity Denounced by Unions in the Philippines – (May 10)
Ban Asbestos Mobilization in India – (May 10)
“An Asbestos Free Mekong” – (May 10)
Former Executives Jailed in Italy – (May 10)
Literature Update – (May 10)
Asbestos Focus on International Workers' Memorial Day – (Apr 10)
Asian Asbestos Workshop – (Apr 10)
Annual U.S. Asbestos Victims' Conference – (Apr 10)
Korean Asbestos Relief Law – (Apr 10)
Tackling Asbestos Contamination in India and Rwanda – (Mar 10)
John Bridle's Claim Struck Out – (Mar 10)
The Day of Reckoning: Eternit on Trial – (Mar 10)
Canadian Dollars for "Corporate Serial Killers" – (Mar 10)
Asbestos Campaigners Meet UK Minister – (Mar 10)
Brazil's Asbestos Cavalcade – (Mar 10)
Parliamentary Presentation to Asbestos Victims' Champion – (Mar 10)
Repeat Call to Ban Asbestos – (Mar 10)
UK Asbestos News: Good and Bad – (Feb 10)
Australian Exhibition Highlights Asbestos Grief – (Feb 10)
India Rejects Asbestos Premier – (Feb 10)
Mexico's Asbestos Plague – (Feb 10)
Vietnam Initiative on Asbestos – (Feb 10)
Britain's Mesothelioma Epidemic – (Feb 10)
Death of Brazilian Asbestos Victim – (Feb 10)
Tribute to Michel Vernier (1942-2009) – (Feb 10)
Scientists condemn Quebec's asbestos exports – (Jan 10)
A Quiet Anniversary – (Jan 10)
Eternit on Trial! – (Jan 10)
Remembering the Kobe Earthquake – (Jan 10)
Control of India's Asbestos Agenda Undermined – (Jan 10)
Book Review: Killer Company – James Hardie Exposed – (Jan 10)
Pressure on Canada's Pro-Asbestos Policy – (Jan 10)
Publication of IBAS Report on Asian Asbestos Conference 2009 – (Nov 09)
Happy Birthday IBAS! – (Nov 09)
Brazilian Ban Asbestos Mobilization – (Nov 09)
North American Asbestos Revolution – (Oct 09)
Stephan Schmidheiny: Saint or Sinner? – (Oct 09)
Asbestos Hazard in Post-Disaster Reconstruction – (Oct 09)
Asbestos Truth and Consequences in Korea – (Oct 09)
In Remembrance of Dianne Willmore – (Oct 09)
New Asbestos Initiatives in Asia – (Oct 09)
Attack on Striking Miners – (Oct 09)
Call for UAE Asbestos Ban – (Oct 09)
Tenth Anniversary of UK Asbestos Ban – (Oct 09)
Asbestos-free Australia by 2030! – (Sep 09)
U.S. Surgeon General's Asbestos Warning – (Sep 09)
Literature Review – (Sep 09)
Open Letter from Michael Lees – (Sep 09)
Asbestos Industry Suffers Major Blows in Canada – (Sep 09)
Mobilization in the Philippines – (Aug 09)
Asbestos Hazard Taking Center Stage – (Aug 09)
The Wheels of Justice – (Aug 09)
Asbestos Policies of Major International Agencies – (Aug 09)
Argentinean Asbestos Lawsuit in the U.S. – (Aug 09)
The Mystery of Canada's Disappearing Asbestos – (Aug 09)
Literature Review – (Aug 09)
“Swiss” Asbestos Expert was paid by the Brazilian Asbestos Industry – (Jul 09)
Not Everyone Loves Canada! – (Jul 09)
Literature Review – (Jul 09)
Canada's Ugly Secret – (Jun 09)
Fat Cats & British Insurers – (Jun 09)
Good News, Bad News for Libby – (Jun 09)
Asbestos Reverberations in Australia – (Jun 09)
Aldo Vicentin: One More Victim of Asbestos – (May 09)
Canadian Political Leaders Face Increased Heat on Asbestos Issue – (May 09)
General Motors St. Catharines Cancer Cluster – (May 09)
Asbestos Campaigners Meet British Prime Minister – (May 09)
Asbestos Pigeons Coming Home to Roost – (May 09)
Landmark Ban Asbestos Conference in China – (May 09)
First International Asbestos Conference in Kazakhstan – (May 09)
Annual Conference by U.S. Victims' Group – (Apr 09)
Japanese Asbestos Protests – (Apr 09)
The Kubota Coincidence? – (Apr 09)
Confirmation of Chrysotile Hazard – (Apr 09)
Asbestos Cement Penguin – (Apr 09)
Action Mesothelioma Day 2009 – (Mar 09)
Victory for French Victims' Group – (Mar 09)
Philippines: Trade Union Mobilization – (Mar 09)
Eternit Pre-Trial Manoeuvre in Italy – (Mar 09)
In Memory of Nancy Tait – (Feb 09)
In Memory of Henri Pezerat – (Feb 09)
Another Victory in Brazil! – (Feb 09)
Tremolite Contamination in South Korea – (Feb 09)
Brazilian Minister Bans Asbestos! – (Feb 09)
Asbestos Activism in Korea – (Feb 09)
Report on Seminar on Asbestos Hazards – (Feb 09)
Literature Review – (Feb 09)
Fatal Collapse of Asbestos Roof – (Jan 09)
Italian Case Against Eternit – (Jan 09)
Medical and Legal Developments in Australia – (Jan 09)
Legal Victory for Railway Workers in Japan – (Jan 09)
EU Asbestos Derogation – (Jan 09)
Environmental Hazard – (Jan 09)
More Asbestos, More Death – (Jan 09)
Australia (Aug 07)
Brazil (Aug 07)
Canada (Aug 07)
European Union (Aug 07)
France (Aug 07)
India (Aug 07)
Japan (Aug 07)
South Africa (Aug 07)
United Kingdom (Aug 07)
United Nations (Aug 07)
United States (Aug 07)
Walk for Wittenoom Children - Summary – (May 12)
Walk for Wittenoom Children - Day 5 – (May 12)
Walk for Wittenoom Children - Day 4 – (May 12)
Walk for Wittenoom Children - Day 3 – (May 12)
Walk for Wittenoom Children - Day 2 – (May 12)
Walk for Wittenoom Children – Day 1 – (May 12)
Charity Walk for Wittenoom's Children – (Apr 12)
Confronting Australia's Asbestos Catastrophe – (Apr 12)
Australian Award for British Activist – (Apr 12)
Australia Confronts Asbestos Disaster – (Nov 11)
Betrayal of Commonwealth Principles – (Oct 11)
A Dishonorable Honor – (Dec 10)
Australian Asbestos Management Review – (Nov 10)
Alcoa's Australian Workers Exposed to Illegal Asbestos Gaskets – (Jun 10)
Australian Exhibition Highlights Asbestos Grief – (Feb 10)
A Quiet Anniversary – (Jan 10)
Book Review: Killer Company – James Hardie Exposed – (Jan 10)
Asbestos-free Australia by 2030! – (Sep 09)
Asbestos Reverberations in Australia – (Jun 09)
Asbestos Cement Penguin – (Apr 09)
Medical and Legal Developments in Australia – (Jan 09)
A Helping Hand for Asbestos Victims – (Oct 08)
Court Date for James Hardie – (Sep 08)
James Hardie: On the Run Again? (Apr 08)
Legal Win for Australian Mechanic (Mar 08)
Asbestos Activism Down-Under (Jan 08)
On the Street Where you Live (Nov07)
Prosecution of James Hardie (Feb 07)
Record Australian Payout (Feb 07)
Wins by Australian Claimants (Jan 07)
Research News from Australia and the U.S. (Nov 06)
Major Research Initiative in Australia (Oct 06)
Asbestos: Truth & Consequences in Australia (Nov 05)
Psychiatric Injury to Australian Asbestos Worker (Nov 04)
James Hardie Condemned! (Sep 04)
Attempt at Damage Limitation by Major Asbestos Defendant (Jul 04)
Insurers Mobilize in Australia (Aug 03)
Australian Awards for Campaigners (Apr 03)
Asbestos Issues in Australia and Southeast Asia (Jan 03)
New Asbestos Diseases Research Institute (Jan 03)
Consultation on Asbestos Exposure Standards in Australia (Sep 02)
Asbestos Time Bomb (Apr 02)
Huge Asbestos Liabilities for Australian Government (Mar 02)
Western Australia: Compensation for Mesothelioma Claimants (Feb 02)
Mesothelioma: Australian Data and Research (Aug 01)
(Aug 2001 update of previous article.)
Australia: Escalation in Asbestos Litigation (Aug 01)
Justice for Franoise? – (Oct 11)
Tribute to Michel Vernier (1942-2009) – (Feb 10)
The New Belgian Asbestos Fund (Jul 07)
Belgian Asbestos Fund (Mar 07)
Brussels Demonstration by Asbestos Victims (May 06)
Breakthrough for Belgian Asbestos Victims (Jul 02)
SV40 Not Associated with Pleural Mesothelioma (Jun 02)
Brazilian Efforts to Ban Asbestos 2012 – (May 12)
A Dark Day for Brazil – (Sep 11)
Brazilian Asbestos Industry vs. Fernanda Giannasi – (Apr 11)
Financial Case for Brazilian Asbestos Ban – (Jan 11)
Brazilian Ban On Asbestos Transport Upheld – (Oct 10)
Asbestos Meetings in Brazil – (Sep 10)
Commemorating The Global Asbestos Congress 2000 – (Sep 10)
Brazil's Asbestos Cavalcade – (Mar 10)
Death of Brazilian Asbestos Victim – (Feb 10)
Brazilian Ban Asbestos Mobilization – (Nov 09)
“Swiss” Asbestos Expert was paid by the Brazilian Asbestos Industry – (Jul 09)
Aldo Vicentin: One More Victim of Asbestos – (May 09)
The Kubota Coincidence? – (Apr 09)
Another Victory in Brazil! – (Feb 09)
Brazilian Minister Bans Asbestos! – (Feb 09)
Fatal Collapse of Asbestos Roof – (Jan 09)
A Quiet Hero, a Gentle Man (Aug 08)
History in the Making! (July 08)
Sγo Paulo's Asbestos Battle (Sep 07)
Update on Brazilian Asbestos Campaign (Jul 07)
The Mayor, the Governor and the President (Mar 07)
Attack by Brazil's Asbestos Pushers (Feb 07)
Regional Asbestos Conferences in Latin America (May 06)
Tribute to an Esteemed Colleague (Nov 05)
Asbestos Focus at the World Social Forum (Feb 05)
Victory for Brazil's Asbestos Victims (Sep 04)
Brazilian Justice? (Feb 04)
Hazards of Asbestos Cement (May 03)
Brazilian Asbestos Victims Demonstrate on Workers Memorial Day (Apr 03)
Asbestos Developments in Brazil (Jun 02)
The Asbestos Institute Attacks Brazilian Campaigner (Sep 01)
Asbestos Diseases in Brazil and the Building of Counter-Powers: a Study in Health, Work, and Gender [in English] (Aug 01)
(L. Scavone, F. Giannasi and A. Thιbaud-Mony)
[Portuguκs]
The Rise and Fall of the Chrysotile Institute – (May 12)
Quebec Condemns Killer Industry – (Mar 12)
Historic Mission to Canada – (Dec 11)
Asian Solidarity Mission to Canada – One Year On – (Dec 11)
Memories of Quebec – (Dec 11)
The Asbestos Frontline – (Dec 11)
Chrysotile Institute Mountebanks and Liars! – (Dec 11)
Sarnia 2011: Remembering Our Asbestos Victims – (Oct 11)
Baljit Chadha: Asbestos Straw Man? – (Sep 11)
Taking a Stand: Asbestos Widow vs. Canadian Government – (Aug 11)
Quebec's Asbestos Pimps and Profiteers – (Aug 11)
Canada's Asbestos Industry The Final Countdown – (Aug 11)
Canada, A Pariah State – (Jun 11)
Pressure Builds in Canada to Outlaw Asbestos – (Jun 11)
Down and Out in Quebec – (May 11)
Canada's Asbestos "Mafia": In Words and Pictures – (Apr 11)
Cynical Relaunch of Canadian Asbestos Industry – (Apr 11)
Asbestos: A Hot-Button Issue in Canada – (Mar 11)
Does Quebec Need Asbestos? – (Mar 11)
Last Chance for Canada's "New" Asbestos Mine? – (Mar 11)
No More Tax Dollars for Chrysotile Institute? – (Mar 11)
Canada's Asbestos Endgame? – (Jan 11)
Asbestos Protests in India, Canada and Korea – (Jan 11)
Quebec Public Opposes Asbestos Subsidy – (Jan 11)
Stop the Mine Update! – (Jan 11)
Canada's Asbestos Schizophrenia – (Jan 11)
Nowhere to Run Nowhere to Hide – (Dec10)
White Asbestos: Not for Us, says Asian Solidarity Delegation to Canada – (Dec 10)
Stop the Mine! – (Dec 10)
Update: Indian Takeover of Canadian Asbestos Mine? – (Oct 10)
Canadian Asbestos – Still a Global Concern – (Jul 10)
Quebec Bailout of Asbestos Mine? – (Jun 10)
Canadian Dollars for "Corporate Serial Killers" – (Mar 10)
Scientists condemn Quebec's asbestos exports – (Jan 10)
Pressure on Canada's Pro-Asbestos Policy – (Jan 10)
North American Asbestos Revolution – (Oct 09)
Asbestos Industry Suffers Major Blows in Canada – (Sep 09)
The Mystery of Canada's Disappearing Asbestos – (Aug 09)
Not Everyone Loves Canada! – (Jul 09)
Canada's Ugly Secret – (Jun 09)
Canadian Political Leaders Face Increased Heat on Asbestos Issue – (May 09)
General Motors St. Catharines Cancer Cluster – (May 09)
Canada How Could You? – (Oct 08)
Canadians Support Global Asbestos Regulations – (Sep 08)
And Then there was One! (Aug 08)
Asbestos Uproar in Canada (May 08)
Breaking Canada's Asbestos Addiction (Apr 08)
Canadian Asbestos: The Naked Truth (Nov07)
Quebec Asbestos Record Further Reason Not to Export to Developing Nations (Jul 07)
Asbestos Expose: Fiasco for Government (Jun 07)
Canada's Asbestos Shame (Jun 07)
The Marystown Shipyard Family Alliance (Jun 07)
Political Action on Asbestos in North America (Mar 07)
Action by Injured Shipyard Workers (Mar 07)
Asbestos Profit & Loss (Jan 07)
Carry on Polluting (Nov 06)
Rotterdam Treaty Killed by Chrysotile Asbestos! (Oct 06)
Chrysotile Asbestos: Hazardous to Humans, Deadly to the Rotterdam Convention (Sep 06)
(1.2MB pdf file; some images from the original publication have
been reduced in quality to facilitate online access.)
Sham Conference in Montreal (May 06)
Canadian Asbestos: The Fallacy of Controlled Use (Nov 05)
Tragic Consequences of Asbestos Exposure (Sep 05)
International Convention Undermined by Asbestos Interests (Jul 05)
Asbestos Poisons, Industry Profits (Nov 04)
Rotterdam Convention: Canadian Dirty Tricks Fail (Sep 04)
Support Quebec Asbestos Victims! (Sep 04)
Rotterdam Convention: Chrysotile Update! (Sep 04)
Asbestos Kills Canadians Too! (Aug 04)
The Asbestos War (Mar 04)
Lies + Subterfuge = Canada's Asbestos Policy (Mar 04)
Another Travesty by the Asbestos Institute (Jan 04)
Canadian Trade Union Supports Asbestos Ban (Dec 03)
Letter to the Toronto Star (Nov 03)
From Bad to Worse: A Difficult Time for Canadas Asbestos Stakeholders! (Nov 03)
Jim Brophy: A Voice in the Wilderness (May 03)
Asbestos Mine Reopened by Court Order (Jan 03)
Asbestos Mine Faces Bankruptcy (Oct 02)
The Chrysotile Debate As Framed by a Canadian Journal (Dec 01)
Municipal Award for Margaret Buist (Dec 01)
Canadian Cities Divided on Asbestos (Sep 01)
Canadian WTO Appeal: (Sep 01)
(A collection of (11) documents concerning submission of amicus briefs.)
WTO Upholds French Ban on Chrysotile (May 01)
(WTO Upholds French Ban on Chrysotile after an appeal by the Canadian government.)
WTO: Rejected NGOs Challenge WTO Decision (Feb 01)
(Despite being refused leave to submit, a group of NGOs send an amicus brief to the WTO anyway (for a collection of documents on this subject see also 'Canadian WTO Appeal,' below).)
The WTO Decision (Feb 01)
(On September 18, 2000 the WTO found in favour of France in the dispute over the French asbestos ban; but the logic employed was not entirely enviromentally friendly and, in any case, Canada appealed the WTO ruling.)
The WTO Asbestos Dispute: Workplace Health Dictated by Trade Rules? (Jun 00)
(Article in L'Annιe Sociale 1999, published by Institute of Sociology, Brussels Free University, by Laurent Vogel, Research Officer, European Trade Union Technical Bureau for Health & Safety.)
The WTO Asbestos Case and its Health and Trade Implications (Dec 00)
(Paper presented by Barry Castleman ScD on Environment and Health Day,
Seattle, November 29, 1999.)
WTO Asbestos Case in Brief (Apr 00)
(Canadian appeal against French chrysotile ban.)
China Increases Asbestos Restrictions – (Nov 10)
China's Asbestos Challenge – (May 10)
Landmark Ban Asbestos Conference in China – (May 09)
Asbestos Olympics? (Apr 08)
Egypt's Asbestos Legacy – (Sep 11)
China's Explosive Rise in Asbestos Disease – (Nov 10)
Asbestos Use in the Middle East (Jul 06)
Victory for Egyptian Asbestos Workers (Sep 05)
What Price the Egyptian Asbestos Ban? (Jan 05)
Egyptian Campaigners in London (Oct 04)
Victimization of Egyptian Asbestos Workers (Jun 04)
Victory for French Victims' Group – (Mar 09)
In Memory of Henri Pezerat – (Feb 09)
Thousands Mount Silent Protest through Paris – (Nov 08)
Michelin Guilty of Negligence (Nov 06)
The Clemenceau Comes Home! (May 06)
Le Clemenceau: Action and Reaction (Jan 06)
French Asbestos Legacy (Oct 05)
International Recognition for Asbestos Documentary (Jul 05)
French Asbestos Ruling (Mar 04)
The Asbestos Dossier (Oct 02)
French Supreme Court Supports Asbestos Victims (Mar 02)
Andeva Press Release (Feb 02)
French Supreme Court Hears Asbestos Claims (Feb 02)
The French Government Continues to Fail Asbestos Victims (Sep 01)
Asbestos Exclusions Being Considered in Germany (Jan 03)
The Human Cost of Electricity in Germany (Sep 01)
Activists Condemn Canadian Racism – (Dec 11)
India Hosts A-BAN Conference – (Nov 11)
Asbestos Outreach Project in India – (Aug 11)
Mobilization on India's Asbestos Threat – (Mar 11)
Ban Asbestos Movement Gains Momentum in India – (Mar 11)
Misinterpretation of Indian Asbestos Decision – (Feb 11)
Asbestos Tsunami Headed for India – (Feb 11)
Violent Attack on Asbestos Critics – (Jan 11)
Supreme Court's Asbestos Decision a Missed Opportunity – (Jan 11)
Impasse Overcome by Indian Protests – (Jan 11)
Huge Victory for Indian Workers – (Nov 10)
Why No Asbestos Use at the Commonwealth Games 2010? – (Oct 10)
Raising Asbestos Awareness in India – (Jul 10)
Ban Asbestos Mobilization in India – (May 10)
Tackling Asbestos Contamination in India and Rwanda – (Mar 10)
India Rejects Asbestos Premier – (Feb 10)
Control of India's Asbestos Agenda Undermined – (Jan 10)
Canada's Ugly Secret – (Jun 09)
Press Release – (Sep 08)
India's Asbestos Time Bomb (Sep 08)
Press Release: A Fox in the Hen House (Feb 08)
Growth of Ban Asbestos Movement in Asia (Jan 08)
Judgment on World Bank (Sep 07)
What Price the Truth? (Jun 07)
Chrysotile in India: Truth Held Hostage (Oct 06)
India: Asbestos Deaths Mount as Production Expands (Jan 06)
Asbestosis in India (Nov 05)
Indian Companies Flourish in Pro-Asbestos Climate (Nov 04)
Asbestos Conference in India (Nov 04)
September Conference in India (Sep 04)
Indian Tax Breaks for Asbestos Producers (Jul 04)
Doctors Campaign for Asbestos Ban in India (Aug 03)
Industry Offensive in India (Feb 03)
India: Asbestos Update (Aug 02)
Asbestos in India (Feb 02)
Indonesian Campaign to Ban Asbestos – (May 12)
Community Activism in Indonesia – (Jul 11)
Italian Government takes Asbestos Safety and Care Concerns to EU International Research Network Ahead? – (Apr 12)
Clarification of Turin Judgment – (Feb 12)
Landmark Victory for Italian Asbestos Victims – (Feb 12)
IBAS Eternit Monograph Released as Verdict in the Great Asbestos Trial is Announced – (Feb 12)
A New Year in Casale Monferrato – (Jan 12)
Update from Casale Monferrato – (Dec 11)
Justice for Sale? – (Dec 11)
Surprise Moves by Schmidheiny's Lawyers – (Nov 11)
Eternit on Trial – (Nov 11)
Making Waves and Noise in Turin – (Jul 11)
A Town in Mourning, a Town Reborn – (May 11)
Former Executives Jailed in Italy – (May 10)
The Day of Reckoning: Eternit on Trial – (Mar 10)
Eternit on Trial! – (Jan 10)
Eternit Pre-Trial Manoeuvre in Italy – (Mar 09)
Italian Case Against Eternit – (Jan 09)
Jail Time for Eternit Executives (Jul 05)
Compensation for Corsican Miners (Nov 04)
Mesothelioma Among Oil Refinery Workers (Sep 02)
Professional Bakers Contract Asbestos Disease (Feb 02)
Confusing Times for Japan's Asbestos Victims – (Aug 11)
Support for Japan's Asbestos Victims – (Aug 11)
Asbestos Fallout from Japanese Disasters – (May 11)
Mixed Messages in Japan – (Mar 11)
Japan's Asbestos Analytical Method Fails to Meet ISO Requirements – (Sep 10)
Japan – Good News, Bad News – (Jun 10)
Remembering the Kobe Earthquake – (Jan 10)
Japanese Asbestos Protests – (Apr 09)
Legal Victory for Railway Workers in Japan – (Jan 09)
Japan: Cause and Effect (July 08)
Growth of Ban Asbestos Movement in Asia (Jan 08)
Asbestos Conference in Amagasaki City (Jul 07)
Asbestos Protests in Japan (Apr 07)
Asbestos Test Case against Japan Railways (Feb 07)
New Japanese Initiatives: Prevention & Treatment (Jan 07)
Big Win for Japanese Shipyard Workers (Oct 06)
Japan: Too Little, Too Late! (Jan 06)
Japan: Total Asbestos Ban by 2008! (Aug 05)
Asbestos Massacre at Japanese Factories (Jul 05)
Travels with Rie (Jan 04)
Japan to Compensate Workers from U.S. Base (Oct 02)
Japan Considering Plans to Ban Asbestos (Jul 02)
In Appreciation of Rachel Lee – (Dec 11)
Korean Asbestos Ban: The First Step – (Sep 11)
Victory for Activists in Korea – (Aug 11)
Hyundai Steel: A Corporate Criminal – (Jul 11)
Korean Asbestos Relief Law – (Apr 10)
Asbestos Truth and Consequences in Korea – (Oct 09)
Tremolite Contamination in South Korea – (Feb 09)
Asbestos Activism in Korea – (Feb 09)
Consensus on Asbestos Hazard (Aug 08)
The Times they Are A-Changing (May 08)
Growth of Ban Asbestos Movement in Asia (Jan 08)
Mexico's Asbestos Debate – (Aug 10)
Community Protest in Mexico – (May 10)
Mexico's Asbestos Plague – (Feb 10)
Eternit Negligent for Toxic Waste! (Apr 07)
New Scheme for Mesothelioma Claimants in The Netherlands (Oct 02)
New Zealand's Failing Asbestos Policy! – (Feb 11)
Award for New Zealand Campaigner (May 08)
Legal Victory in New Zealand (Oct 06)
New Zealand: Asbestos Epidemic (Nov 04)
Canadian Duplicity Denounced by Unions in the Philippines – (May 10)
Philippines: Trade Union Mobilization – (Mar 09)
Action on Asbestos in the Philippines (May 08)
Yet More Russian Asbestos Lies – (Oct 11)
Russian Asbestos U-Turn? – (Sep 11)
Russia's Asbestos Challenge – (Aug 11)
Ban Proposal Angers Russians – (Jul 11)
Russian Asbestos Ban? – (Jul 11)
White Asbestos Payday – (Dec 10)
International High-Level Expert Conference on Chemical Safety and Rotterdam Convention – (Nov 10)
Landmark Asbestos Meeting in Russia (Aug 08)
Never Again! (Apr 08)
Don't Know, Don't Care (Jul 07)
Conflicts of Interest in the Practice of Occupational Medicine (Jun 07)
Creating Awareness in South Africa – (Aug 11)
South Africa Bans Asbestos! (Apr 08)
The Asbestos Relief Trust (Jul 07)
South Africa's Asbestos Scars (Mar 07)
South Africa, Peru and Korea to Restrict Asbestos Use (Nov 05)
South African Manufacturer Bans Asbestos (Jan 04)
South African Claimants Briefed on Cape Asbestos Settlement (Feb 02)
Chrysotile Production: Contradictory Developments Signal Industry Confusion (Sep 01)
(South Africa's last chrysotile mine ceased operations the same day
as a major producer in Kazakhstan announced the doubling of output. What are
the long range prospects of the international asbestos industry?)
House of Lords' Victory for Human Rights (Aug 00)
(Laurie Kazan-Allen puts the above House of Lords' judgement in context.)
UK Victory for African Asbestos Victims (Jul 00)
(In an historic ruling the House of Lords decides that South African asbestos victims can seek compensation from Cape plc in UK courts. After a brief introduction we present the full text of this judgement.)
South Africa: The Asbestos Legacy (May 00)
Censorship in Switzerland? – (Sep 11)
Swiss Blood Money: Too Little to Stem the Tide (Oct 06)
Asbestos Issues in Switzerland (Jul 03)
Thailand's Asbestos Liars – (May 12)
Ban Asbestos Mobilization in Thailand – (Feb 12)
Progress on Thailand Asbestos Ban – (Apr 11)
Thailand's Asbestos Time Bomb – (Sep 10)
Asian Asbestos Conference (AAC 2006) (Mar 07)
More British Victims, Less Support – (Nov 11)
A Righteous Decision for UK Mesothelioma Victims – (Mar 11)
Victory in Rochdale! – (Jan 11)
Alice: A Fight for Life Now Online! – (Nov 10)
The British Asbestos Newsletter, Twentieth Anniversary Issue – (Jun 10)
Canadian Minister's Asbestos Lie! – (May 10)
John Bridle's Claim Struck Out – (Mar 10)
Asbestos Campaigners Meet UK Minister – (Mar 10)
Parliamentary Presentation to Asbestos Victims' Champion – (Mar 10)
UK Asbestos News: Good and Bad – (Feb 10)
Britain's Mesothelioma Epidemic – (Feb 10)
In Remembrance of Dianne Willmore – (Oct 09)
Tenth Anniversary of UK Asbestos Ban – (Oct 09)
Fat Cats & British Insurers – (Jun 09)
Asbestos Campaigners Meet British Prime Minister – (May 09)
Action Mesothelioma Day 2009 – (Mar 09)
In Memory of Nancy Tait – (Feb 09)
“We Will Never Go Away!” – (Nov 08)
Clemenceau Debacle Rumbles On! – (Sep 08)
Universal Mesothelioma Compensation (May 08)
Asbestos Hazard in UK Schools (Mar 08)
Landmark Demonstration against UK Pleural Plaques Ruling (Jan 08)
UK Approval for Asbestos Cancer Drug (Jul 07)
The 25th Anniversary of Alice A Fight for Life (Jul 07)
Pleural Plaques Protest (Jun 07)
In Remembrance of Peter Broadhurst (Jun 07)
The UK Asbestos Plague (Feb 07)
A Sad Legacy (Nov 06)
Asbestos Victims Lobby Parliament (Oct 06)
Barker Overturned by Parliament (Aug 06)
Historic Victory over Barker! (Jul 06)
Developments Post-Barker (May 06)
Shameful Decision by UK Law Lords (May 06)
Overturn of UK Position on Pleural Plaques (Jan 06)
Demonstration Against Asbestos Deregulation (Jan 06)
London Protest at "House of Death" (Sep 05)
Mesothelioma News (Sep 05)
New Publications (Aug 05)
Recent Scientific Papers (Nov 04)
Travels with Rie (Jan 04)
A Tribute to Alan Dalton (Dec 03)
Major Award for UK Grass-roots Campaigner (Nov 03)
Mesothelioma: A National Tragedy (Jun 03)
London Asbestos Meetings, April 2002 (Apr 02)
Asbestos Seminar in London (Mar 02)
UK Mesothelioma Drug Trials: Some Progress (Aug 02)
Rights of British Mesothelioma Victims Restored (May 02)
White Asbestos: It's Still a Killer! (May 02)
Mavis Robinson, MBE (Feb 02)
Landmark Cases Succeed in Manchester Courts (Nov 01)
Rise in UK Mesothelioma Claims (Sep 01)
(While UK government statistics reveal an explosion in mesothelioma
claims, the number of claims for asbestos-related lung cancer remain
woefully low.)
Asbestos Developments in Wales and Ireland (Sep 01)
Dismal Winter for UK Asbestos Plaintiffs (May 01)
(The fall-out from the Chester Street (Iron Trades) debacle and adverse judicial rulings for UK
asbestos victims.)
The Asbestosis Research Council (Feb 01)
(What were its real objectives?)
Asbestos in Scotland (Feb 01)
(A Brief report on the disaster visited on Scottish industrial communities during the 'asbestos century,' as revealed in some recent publications.)
Major UK Asbestos Insurer Insolvent (Feb 01)
(Iron Trades offshoot, Chester Street Insurance Holdings Ltd., may not be able to meet its asbestos liabilities.)
UK Mesothelioma Reports (Dec 00)
October 18, 2011: A Bloody Anniversary – (Oct 11)
The Passing of a Great Man – (Sep 11)
Ignominious Anniversary: Overturn of U.S. Ban – (Feb 11)
Annual U.S. Asbestos Victims' Conference – (Apr 10)
North American Asbestos Revolution – (Oct 09)
U.S. Surgeon General's Asbestos Warning – (Sep 09)
Good News, Bad News for Libby – (Jun 09)
Annual Conference by U.S. Victims' Group – (Apr 09)
Commentary: The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (Apr 08)
Industry Fails to Derail U.S. Asbestos Bill (Sep 07)
Annual U.S. Asbestos Conference (Apr 07)
Asbestos Fallout from September 11 (Apr 07)
Political Action on Asbestos in North America (Mar 07)
U.S. Asbestos Bill Dead (Nov 06)
National Asbestos Awareness Day: US (Mar 06)
U.S. Asbestos Documentary (Nov 05)
Criminal Behaviour in Montana? (Feb 05)
Republicans Attack Rights of US Asbestos Victims (Jan 05)
Death by Asbestos (Mar 04)
In Memory of Paul Logan Safchuck (Jul 03)
Calls for U.S. Asbestos Ban (May03)
No Link between Polio Vaccine and Mesothelioma (Oct 02)
Defendants Settle Huge Asbestos Action (Sep 02)
Asbestos Spectre Haunts Manhattan (Sep 02)
U.S. Bill to Ban Asbestos (Jul 02)
Asbestos "Disaster" Paralysing U.S. Courts (Jun 02)
Asbestos Fallout from September 11 (Jan 02)
Federal-Mogul Seeks Judicial Relief From Asbestos Liabilities (Oct 01)
Information on Asbestos Contamination following World Trade Center Disaster (Oct 01)
Asbestos Use in the Construction of the World Trade Center (Sep 01)
(In the aftermath of the destruction of the WTC, preliminary enquiries are made regarding the presence and role of fireproofing materials.)
Humane Decision by House of Lords in Fairchild Case British Asbestos Newsletter, Issue 47 (June 02)
Vital Asbestos Hearings Delayed by Insurers (Apr 02)
Appeals to the House of Lords: The Pressure Builds (Apr 02)
Mesothelioma Plaintiffs Petition the House of Lords (Feb 02)
Fairchild Appeal (Nov 01)
U-Turn in Judicial Logic (Sep 01)
(Since the High Court ruling in the Fairchild case (February, 2001), a judicial climate of
uncertainty has prevailed for UK mesothelioma claimants. Recent developments are examined.)
Life Under the Fairchild Cloud (Jul 01)
Cape PLC to Compensate Foreign Plaintiffs (Mar 03)
Patience Runs Out as Cape Reneges on Settlement Agreement (Sep 02)
Delays by Cape Cause Anxiety to Claimants (Aug 02)
Compensation for South African Asbestos Claimants (Dec 01)
UK Victory for African Asbestos Victims (Jul 00)
(In an historic ruling the House of Lords decides that South African asbestos victims can seek compensation from Cape plc in UK courts. After a brief introduction we present the full text of this judgement.)
House of Lords' Victory for Human Rights (Jul 00)
(Laurie Kazan-Allen puts the above House of Lords' judgement in context.)
Update on T&N Ltd. (Oct 07)
T&N Ltd: UK Courts Intervene (Nov 04)
Federal Mogul's New Offer to (UK?) Creditors (Oct 04)
Federal-Mogul: Causing Anxiety and Raising False Hopes (Aug 04)
T&N: Who Gets What? (Aug 04)
T&N's Insurance Loopholes Explored (Mar 02)
T&N: An Insurance Fiasco (Mar 02)
T&N Creditors Meet in London (Feb 02)
The Mystery of T&Ns Insurance Coverage Deepens (Jan 02)
UK Protests Mount Over T&N Administration (Jan 02)
Court Order on T&N Administrators (Dec 01)
Implications of T&Ns Administration Order (Nov 01)
Turner & Newall Asbestos Victims Speak Out (Nov 02)
(Report on Public Meeting in Manchester on Friday 25th October 2002.)
Current Asbestos Bans and Restrictions – (Jan 6, 2011)
Chronology of National Asbestos Bans – (Mar 6, 2012)
Asbestos Ban in South Africa! – (Jun 04)
Australia Ends Asbestos Use – (Jan 04)
Canadian Autoworkers Union Adopts Ban Asbestos Resolution – (Jan 04)
Moves to Ban Asbestos in Delhi – (Nov 01)
Australia Bans Asbestos – (Oct 01)
Europe Considers New Asbestos Controls – (Sep 01)
Argentina Bans Asbestos! – (Aug 01)
Media Release from Australian and New New Zealand
Workplace Relations Ministers [PDF] – (May01)
(Includes reference to phased ban on chrysotile importation and harmonisation
of cross-border workers' compensation schemes.)
Chile Bans Asbestos! – (Feb 01)
Sao Paulo Bans Asbestos – (Feb 01)
(The largest city in South America agrees to ban asbestos.)
Chilean Asbestos Regulations [in English] – (Jan 01)
(Chile bans asbestos! The latest regulations, published in the Official Journal, 13 January 2001, effectively ban asbestos.)
[Espaρol]
Europe Bans Asbestos – (May 00)
UK Asbestos Ban – (May 00)
Fact Sheet on Pleural Plaques (Jan 07)
Useful Sources of Information (Oct 02)
FAQ (Aug 04)
Asbestos-Related Diseases (Sep 04)
(A brief account of their discovery and nature.)
Asbestos: Properties, Uses and Problems (May 00)
Substitutes for Asbestos-Cement Construction Products (Apr 08; updated Oct 09)
Eternit and the Great Asbestos Trial (online: 2012)
(Published by IBAS in 2012. Click on the link above for a Table of Contents from whence can be downloaded individual chapters and sections, or the whole book.)
IBAS Report: Asian Asbestos Conference 2009 (online: 2009)
(Published by IBAS in 2009.)
India's Asbestos Time Bomb (online: 2008)
(Published by IBAS in 2008.)
Killing the Future: Asbestos Use in Asia (online: 2007)
(Published by IBAS in 2007. Also available in Bengali,
Chinese and
Japanese)
Chrysotile Asbestos: Hazardous to Humans, Deadly to the Rotterdam Convention (online: 2006)
(Published by the BWI and IBAS in 2006.)
Asbestos: The Human Cost of Corporate Greed (online: 2006)
(Produced and published by the GUE/NGL in 2005; based on IBAS report of Brussels Conference.)
Global Asbestos Congress 2004 (online: 2007)
(Presentations and other material from the IBAS CD of the Conference Annals.)
Asbestos Dispatches (online: 2004)
(IJOEH special issue (sequel to The Asbestos War) with Laurie Kazan-Allen as guest editor.)
The Asbestos War (online: 2003)
(IJOEH special issue with Laurie Kazan-Allen as guest editor.)
Global Asbestos Congress 2000 (online: 2007)
(Presentations and other material from the IBAS CD of the Conference Annals.)
On this site:
Asbestos Reality – (Nov 2010)
(Includes four videos showing unsafe processing of asbestos in Iran.)
India's Asbestos Time Bomb Video (short clip) (Apr 2009)
(Short compilation from the video made to accompany the IBAS publication: India's Asbestos Time Bomb. See "Other links" below for full version.)
Youtube and Google Video links:
BBC North West Report and Interview with Jason Addy (Jan 2011)
Dr. Guadalupe Aguilar Madrid calls for an end to asbestos use in Mexico (May 2010)
Asian Ban Asbestos Video (Sep 09):
Bengali
Burmese (Jun 2011)
Cambodian
Chinese
English
Filipino
Hindi
Indonesian
Laotian (Jun 2011)
Mongolian (Jun 2011)
Portuguese (Apr 2010)
Russian (Jun 2011)
Tamil
Thai
Urdu (Jun 2011)
Vietnamese
British MP defends Killer Asbestos: No Risk to Public (Nov 2008)
European launch of "India's Asbestos Time Bomb" (Oct 2008)
Spodden Valley, Asbestos Scandal (part 1) (Aug 2008)
Spodden Valley, Asbestos scandal (part 2) (Aug 2008)
Mesothelioma The Human Face of an Asbestos Epidemic (Feb 2007)
Other links:
Canada's Ugly Secret – CBC video of asbestos use in India (Apr 2009)
India's Asbestos Time Bomb video (Nov 2009)
(Full online version.)
2008 Conference of the Asbestos Diseases Awareness Organization (Jan 2009)
Asbestos Disease Registries (May 08)
(Compilation of abstracts and links by Joe Ladou.)
Asbestos Exposure Surveillance (May 08)
(Compilation of abstracts and links by Joe Ladou.)