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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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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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More on the Korean asbestos in baby food scandal |
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11 Baby Powders Contain Deadly Substance |
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Friday, 03 April 2009 |
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) confirmed Thursday that it had detected asbestos in baby talcum powder.
The KFDA, said 11 products including ``Nuke Baby Powder'' produced by Boryeong, one from the nation's largest baby goods producers, were found to be contaminated with asbestos ― presumably from the manufacturing process. It banned the sales of the respective products and called for a halt of the use of talc in others.
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Asian Asbestos Conference (Chinese) |
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Friday, 20 February 2009 |
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亞洲石棉病會議 2009
推動亞洲反石棉基層運動
4月26-28日
香港
簡介及背景
「…… 在全面禁止使用石棉病之前，全球累樍石棉病死亡人數已可能高達1,000萬人。」── 美國加州大學Joseph LaDou
「石棉病是唯一最主要引致因工死亡和殘疾的職業病，每年死亡人數高達10萬人。」
「……每170噸的石棉，就會釀成一宗間皮瘤，此病會令肺部纖維化，形成致命的癌症。」── 國際勞工組織安全工作計劃前主任Jukka Takala
到了2009年，我們仍討論著石棉病問題，這是不幸而且悲哀的。現時大部份的西方國家己經禁止使用石棉，或將它的使用降到最低，因為石棉這種被稱為「神奇的礦物」已導致大量死亡和破壞。其餘國家也理應禁制使用這種危害性的物質，它已經在全球導致成千上萬的工人
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