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Press Release: Global Asbestos Action Alliance confronts global asbestos industry – Good CoP/ Bad CoP?

Posted on April 24, 2017 by admin

Press Release Geneva, 24 April 2017 Global Asbestos Action Alliance confronts global asbestos industry – Good CoP/ Bad CoP? For more than a decade the asbestos industry has blocked the wishes of the rest of the world and refused to … Continue reading →

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GUEST BLOG: “Dockers’ Importance in Asbestos Worldwide Commerce” by Francisco Báez Baquet

Posted on March 11, 2017 by admin

Posted on March 11, 2017 Translation: Irene Iglesias Díaz-González (Original text, in Spanish language, published in: «Rebelión», February 6, 2017) “Children who aren’t even born yet will die of asbestos related disease” Bill Shorten, minister for education, employment and workplace … Continue reading →

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AFeVA PRESS RELEASE: Turin Prosecution appeals the decision of the Investigating magistrate of Turin in the Court of Cassation

Posted on January 19, 2017 by admin

Posted on January 19, 2017 A new leaf in the book of the legal battle as the Turin Prosecution appeals the decision of the Investigating magistrate of Turin in the Court of Cassation. It is a battle which AFEVA has … Continue reading →

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“Eternit on Trial in Belgium” by Dr. Barry Castleman

Posted on January 19, 2017 by admin

Posted on January 19, 2017 “Eternit on Trial in Belgium” by Dr. Barry Castleman In Belgium, the trial court awarded 260,000 euros to the Jonckheere family for the death of Eric Jonckheere’s mother in 2000 from environmentally caused mesothelioma.  In … Continue reading →

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“Lessons Learned from the Asbestos Spy” by Hazards Magazine Editor Rory O’Neil

Posted on January 12, 2017 by admin

“Lessons Learned from the Asbestos Spy” by Hazards Magazine Editor Rory O’Neil Posted on January 12, 2017 There’s quite a few cautionary lessons [regarding the Rob Moore asbestos spy case], some of which I didn’t anticipate. These were reinforced by the … Continue reading →

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“Familial Mesothelioma: ‘The Serial Killer’ of the Corporative Crime” by Francisco Báez Baquet

Posted on January 12, 2017 by admin

Posted on January 12, 2017 By: Francisco Báez Baquet Translation: Irene Iglesias Díaz-González (Original text, in Spanish language, published in: «Rebelión», 12 Nov. 2016  Preliminary note The present study consists in an update of the content of chapter number 3 … Continue reading →

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Press Release: AFeVA Press Release on Italian Court Ruling

Posted on November 29, 2016 by admin

Posted on November 29, 2016 PRESS RELEASE OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE RELATIVES OF THE VICTIMS  (AFEVA)  The Association of the Relatives of Asbestos Victims (AFEVA) of Casale Monferrato and Cavagnolo and the CGIL, CISL and UIL Trade unions wish to … Continue reading →

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Presenting ACV and GARDS October 2016 Newsletter

Posted on October 24, 2016 by admin

Posted on October 24, 2016 Please catch up on the latest asbestos news out of Australia with the October 2016 Newsletter from the Asbestos Council of Victoria (ACV) and Gippsland Asbestos Related Diseases Support Inc. (GARDS). Inside this issue, you’ll … Continue reading →

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Presenting the ANROEV Network Newsletter “OSH Rights” Issue number 38

Posted on October 16, 2016 by admin

Posted October 17, 2016 Dear All, Presenting the Asian Network for the Rights Of Occupational and Environmental Victims (ANROEV) Network newsletter “OSH Rights” Issue number 38. Occupational safety and Health (OSH) Rights is a quarterly newsletter on Occupational Health and Safety … Continue reading →

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ADAO’s 13th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference April 7 – 9, 2017

Posted on October 16, 2016 by admin

SAVE THE DATE Join us at the ADAO 13th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference “Where Knowledge and Action Unite” April 7 – 9, 2017 Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel

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