Global campaign against asbestos targets UN 5 May, 2015A global trade union campaign to stop the deadly trade in chrysotile asbestos is underway as the United Nations prepares to vote on whether to add the toxic mineral to a list of dangerous substances.
Representantes de la campaña mundial contra el uso de asbesto acuden a la ONU 5 May, 2015Se ha puesto en marcha una campaña sindical mundial para terminar con el mortal tráfico del amianto crisotilo, en momentos en que las Naciones Unidas prepara una votación que podría prohibir el uso del amianto crisotilo, si se agregara este mineral tóxico a una lista de sustancias peligrosas.
La campagne internationale contre l’amiante cible l’ONU5 May, 2015Une campagne syndicale internationale visant à faire cesser le commerce mortel de l’amiante chrysotile est en cours alors que les Nations Unies se préparent à se prononcer sur l’opportunité d’ajouter ce produit toxique à une liste de substances dangereuses.
Global campaign against asbestos targets UN5 May, 2015A global trade union campaign to stop the deadly trade in chrysotile asbestos is underway as the United Nations prepares to vote on whether to add the toxic mineral to a list of dangerous substances.
Eternit owners’ crime judged expired and non-prosecutable in Italy27 November, 2014On 19 November 2014 the public prosecutor of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation has overturned the Turin court decision condemning the Swiss billionaire Stephan Schmidheiny, one of the owners of Eternit Group, claiming the sentence is not applicable because of the long period of time that has passed since the crime took place.
Eternit owners’ crime judged expired and non-prosecutable in Italy27 November, 2014On 19 November 2014 the public prosecutor of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation has overturned the Turin court decision condemning the Swiss billionaire Stephan Schmidheiny, one of the owners of Eternit Group, claiming the sentence is not applicable because of the long period of time that has passed since the crime took place.
IndustriALL and BWI issue renewed warning on dangers of asbestos 12 May, 2014As asbestos continues to be popular in the developing world, IndustriALL Global Union jointly with the sister organization Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) have released a new publication exposing the dangers of this deadly material and a set of guidelines for people who fear they might be exposed to it.
