Handful of countries high jack international agreement, intended to protect human health and environment. Civil society groups attending the Rotterdam Convention conference in Geneva are expressing grave alarm that the Convention has been hijacked by the asbestos industry, which is determined to prevent the environmental and health protections of the Convention from being implemented. For the fourth more »

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We are deeply saddened that Simon Pickvance has passed away. Simon was fighting a deadly battle against mesothelioma which he developed due to his work. The globalOSHmovement has lost a warrior in its fight for health and justice. Below is a message from Rory O’Neill who is editor of the Hazards Magazine about Simon – SIMON PICKVANCE, founder of more »

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Action Mesothelioma Day – Friday 6th July 2012 “An Asbestos Tsunami – The Need for a Global Ban” Click here for the press release At the end of June the Quebec Government announced that a loan agreement of $58million to re-open the Jeffrey Asbestos Mine would go ahead and that the mining of chrysotile (white) more »

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The Government of Quebec last week announced that it had given a $58 million loan guarantee to a consortium to develop a new underground chrysotile asbestos mine at the Jeffrey Asbestos Mine. The decision was immediately praised by the President of Jeffery Mines, Bernard Coulombe, Quebec National Assembly member Yvon Vallieres and trade unionist Francois more »

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About 500 people, including women and children, participated in protest demonstrations against the proposed Asbestos Cement Sheet factory at Naagaon-Lebidi villages of Sohella Block in Bargarh district of Odisha, India. The people living in the area have been resisting the company (Vishwakarma Roofings) since the very beginning day of the Environment Public Hearing day last more »

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