Asbestos Campaign

Press Conference and Inter-Agency Consultation on the Development of a National Program for the Elimination of Asbestos-Related Diseases (NPEAD)

Talc powder has a wide number of uses. We are familiar with its use in baby powder and other cosmetic products, but it is also used in a variety of other industries. Talc powder is used in construction materials, plastics, rubber, coatings, pharmaceutical reasons, paper-making, agricultural reasons and much more. The reason why talc powder…

The last voyage of the ship “Otapan” to a Turkish ship breaking yard last July was a victory for “pre-cleaning” advocates of reducing the human and environmental dangers inherent in ship dismantling and recycling. But does it also lead to decent working practices? Last week, experts from the ILO, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and…

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China’s state quality watchdog said baby skin powder manufactured by German housekeeping and healthcare products maker MAPA has been removed from shelves in China for allegedly containing asbestos.

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It may prove wise for the government to heed the call of Japanese shipowners to establish a shipbreaking industry in the country. After all, the Japanese themselves are already assuring the government of a steady stream of clientele in the midterm given that the global financial crisis is reportedly pushing many of their shipping firms…

The Canadian government of Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, with the acquiescence of the opposition Liberals, has played a major, if not the pivotal, role in keeping chrysotile asbestos off a United Nations list of dangerous substances—the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade

As a report reveals deadly asbestos is still being used in many  Japanese household items, the fibres of legal insulation look to be unravelling.

Australia – Working collaboratively with Deakin University, Alcoa’s Anglesea power station in Australia has developed a technique that increases the protection and comfort of people working to remove asbestos in the facility while also reducing costs and accelerating the rate of removal by almost 90%.

“Our collective strength will be more effective in pushing legislators and government agencies to take action,” opened Brother Gerard Seno, National Vice President of the Associated Labor Unions (ALU).

SEOUL – THREE South Korean manufacturers said on Thursday they are recalling baby powder products after health authorities announced that they contain cancer-causing asbestos.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines was warned against establishing a shipbreaking industry since its operations involve the disposal of toxic substances harmful to both humans and the environment.

Recent Meeting of World Health Organization Research Group Again Reported that All Commercial Asbestos Fibers Cause Deadly Disease and Cited Important New Findings for Women

BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is examining old lease sites of a mining company in Benguet after it was found dumping untreated asbestos insulation panels in Mankayan town.

BAGUIO, Philippines — Officials of Mankayan town in Benguet province urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Saturday to crack the whip against the country’s biggest gold producer for throwing hazardous substances into the town’s dump.

NATIONAL TRADE UNION FORUM ON ASBESTOS BAN CAMPAIGN Quezon City, 05 March 2009 JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ PREAMBLE We, national centers/unions, federations and Global Union Federation (GUF) affiliates representing the labor sector, believe that Filipino workers should enjoy full protection, including safe and healthful working conditions, afforded by the Philippine Constitution and the Labor Code, so they…

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BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is examining old lease sites of a mining company in Benguet after it was found dumping untreated asbestos insulation panels in Mankayan town.

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Countries fail to reach consensus on chemical some deem dangerous. A type of asbestos sold around the world by Canada and several other countries will remain off an international watchlist of dangerous chemicals for at least another two years.

SYDNEY, Australia – The former directors of building materials giant James Hardie Industries NV misled investors about their ability to compensate victims of its asbestos products, an Australian court was told Monday in the opening of a civil trial against the embattled company.

New research shows that long, needle-thin carbon nanotubes could lead to lung cancer.

The Otapan is finally on it’s way to Turkey to be broken up. Will the Turkish owner earn some money with it? “No, the Otapan only gave us trouble.”

MANILA, Philippines – A homeowners’ welfare group group in Parañaque City is calling on a water concessionaire to replace the old asbestos pipes at BF Homes when the agency takes over their water system.

LOS ANGELES — A California asbestos awareness group sued CBS Corp, a toy maker and several retailers on Friday, claiming they sold toy crime-scene kits based on the hit CBS series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” that contained the cancer-causing substance.

MANILA, Philippines—Value engineering is often defined as the formal or informal attempt to assure highest value by delivering all required functions of a certain product, project, or process at the lowest overall cost.

Expressing concern for the millions of Filipino workers who have been and continue to be exposed to dangerous levels of asbestos, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) together with its affiliate the Associated Labor Unions (ALU-TUCP) and the Building and Woodworkers International (BWI) joined hands in launching the “Ban Asbestos Now!” campaign. The…