Monthly Archives: December 2010

End Canadian Asbestos Exports to Asia

Posted on December 5, 2010 by admin

 “Asbestosis victims plan hunger strike”     Former asbestos miners are silently speaking out to send Canada a powerful message: Stop mining and exporting asbestos to developing countries.   We must encourage as many people as we can to “SPEAK FROM THE HEART” … Continue reading →

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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, Eric Jonckheere, Belgium

Posted on December 5, 2010 by admin

Eric Jonckheere, Co-président ABEVA and GBAN Charter Member

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BWI: “Calling for Ban on Chrysotile Asbestos”

Posted on December 4, 2010 by admin

Thanks to Kathleen Ruff and the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) – the excellent article from the Canadian Journal of Public Health “Ban All Production and Export of Chrysotile Asbestos“, is now online.  Please take time to read this powerful … Continue reading →

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Dominador Tuvera, Philippines

Posted on December 4, 2010 by admin

Dominador Tuvera, Philippines Dominador implements the ALU/BWI/TUCP trade union campaign to ban asbestos in the Philippines and represents the unions in consultations about the problem of asbestos. In those meetings, he is one of two speakers most passionate on the … Continue reading →

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Manila, Philippines: Demonstration in support of the Asian delegation to Quebec, Canada to press against the opening of an underground asbestos mine

Posted on December 3, 2010 by admin

The Associated Labor Unions (ALU), Building and Woodworkers International (BWI) and Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) will stage a demonstration around the Canadian Embassy in Manila.  The demonstration will support the Asian delegation to Quebec, Canada to press … Continue reading →

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Canada Stop Slow Motion Bhopals!

Posted on December 3, 2010 by admin

Press statement-  Dated 3 December 2010(For Immediate Release) As the survivors of the world’s worst industrial disaster-Bhopal gas tragedy (1984) prepare for the 26th anniversary of the disaster on 3rd December 2010, mourning their dead and fighting for their survivors, … Continue reading →

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Philippine Update: Asbestos protest calls for Canada to close Jeffrey mine

Posted on December 1, 2010 by admin

Checking asbestos death facts: Judith Estavillo and Rolante Santos of ALU-TUCP December 1, 2010: Manila, Philippines – The Associated Labor Unions (ALU), the Building and Woodworkers International (BWI) and the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) asked Canada to … Continue reading →

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“Voices on the Wall” by Jagdish Patel

Posted on December 1, 2010 by admin

Dear All, Asbestos is now considered one of the most toxic compounds on the earth. More than 50 countries have declared ban on its use, mining, manufacturing and trading. On the other hand, contrary to this its import in India … Continue reading →

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