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The Hong Kong Declaration |
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Friday, 22 May 2009 |
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Hong Kong Declaration towards A Complete Ban on all forms of Asbestos
April 27, 2009
The Asian Asbestos Congress 2009 (AAC) was organised jointly by the Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC), International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS), Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) and the Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims (ARIAV) and supported by the Ban Asbestos Network Japan (BANJAN), Ban Asbestos Network Korea (BANKO), Building and Woodworkers International (BWI), International Metalworkers Federation (IMF) and the Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational Accident Victims (ANROAV).
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Asian Ban Asbestos Network (A-BAN) |
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Friday, 22 May 2009 |
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1. Introduction
This paper was discussed and agreed at the Asian Asbestos Conference (AAC2009) in Hong Kong from April 25-28, 2009 and then the Asian Ban Asbestos Network (A-BAN) was launched.
2. Organization
A-BAN is a network of organizations and individuals from countries and regions in Asia and Pacific which agree to work together on activities towards achieving common objectives. As membership will be free, fundraising activities will be required to stimulate donations from international agencies, charities or national sources.
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South African Unions bring the country to a halt |
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
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 South African workers
are holding a one-day strike causing widespread disruption to the
country, particularly in cities such as Durban, and forcing mines and
factories to close.
The national strike on Wednesday was called
by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) to protest
against rising power, food and fuel prices.
We are poor, we are hungry and our wages are no longer coping with our demands and the demands of feeding and clothing our families
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