THE Federal Government has been urged to set up a national taskforce to better manage the threat of asbestos in schools and other public places.The body could help pinpoint urgent priority areas for asbestos removal and develop a national strategy to deal with the “slow burn” danger of asbestos, the Australian Workers’ Union says.
“The scourge of asbestos has taken a heavy enough toll on this country already,” union secretary Paul Howes said today.
“This slow moving catastrophe has destroyed the lives of thousands of workers and will kill and maim thousands more over the next 20 years,” he said.
The national body should have a regulatory mandate to map priority areas for asbestos product removal, such as schools and public places, and oversee its careful and total removal, Mr Howes said.
The union wants a target to see all prioritised asbestos products removed from Australia by 2030.
It’s also called for the establishment of a national asbestos register. –http://www.news.com.au
June 2025
Philippine Environment Month!
“Action for Nature, for the Future!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
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of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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Monthly Observances:
1 Jun – World Day of Parents
5 Jun – World Environment Day
7 Jun – World Food Safety Day
8 Jun – World Oceans Day
12 Jun – World Day Against Child Labour
15 Jun – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16 Jun – International Day of Family Remittances
17 Jun – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 Jun – World Refugee Day
25 Jun – Day of the Seafarer
27 Jun – Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
Daily Observances:
June 6: Migrant Workers Day
June 19: Filipino Youth Day
June 25: Day of the Filipino Seafarer
