25^th April, 2009

15:00- 18:00

18:00- 19:00

Preparatory meeting for grass-roots delegates
Venue: Bauhinia Room, 3^rd Floor

Introduction for participants
Venue: Riverside Ballroom, 1^st Floor

Moderator- Suki Chung, Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC)

Message from Japanese asbestos victims & families - Dr. Yoshiomi Temmyo
Photographic exhibition: India's Asbestos Time Bomb
Premiere of India's Asbestos Time Bomb Film
Presentation of Award by Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), USA - Linda Reinstein, ADAO Executive Director and Co-Founder

Welcome dinner for delegates
Indonesian Cultural Performance

26^th April, 2009

Morning Session

Venue: The Forum, 1^st Floor

09:00- 10:10

Welcome Session (5 minutes only for each speaker)
Moderator- Omana George, Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC)

Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Union - Lee Cheuk-yan
Asia Monitor Resource Centre - Sanjiv Pandita 
Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims - Chan Kam-hong
International Ban Asbestos Secretariat - Laurie Kazan-Allen
Building and Woodworkers International - Fiona Murie
International Commission on Occupational Health - Dr. Kazutaka Kogi

Special address

World Health Organization - Dr. Hisashi Ogawa

International Labour Organization - Dr. Tsuyoshi Kawakami

Victim Speaks out from Hong Kong

10:10-11:10

10:10-10:25    

10:25-10:40    



10:40- 11:00  



11:00-11:15    

Plenary Session 1 - Asia's Asbestos Time Bomb
Moderator: Elizabeth Tang

Global Asbestos Panorama 2009 - Laurie Kazan-Allen, Coordinator, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS), UK

Asbestos Diseases - A Global Ecological Perspective   - Professor Ken Takahashi, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan 

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Current Situation of Asbestos-Related Problems in China - Professor Xiaorong Wang, Dept. of Community & Family Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong 

Discussion

10:10-10:40

Press Conference - This will take place simultaneously with Plenary Session 1 but in a separate room.

11:15-11:30

Tea Break

11:30-13:15




11:30-11:45  



11:45-12:00    

12:00-12:15  


12:15-12:30      



12:30-12:45



12:45-13:00

13:00-13:15   

Plenary Session 2- Tackling the Hazardous Aftermath of Asia's Asbestos Consumption
Moderator- Madhumita Dutta, Corporate Accountability Desk - The Other Media, India

 ILO Campaign to End Asbestos-Related Disease - Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Senior Specialist on Occupational Safety and Health,  ILO Sub regional Office for East Asia, Bangkok         

Towards Elimination of Asbestos-related Diseases: WHO Approach - Hisashi Ogawa, WHO Regional Office for the Western  Pacific      

Asbestos Victims' Campaigns in Asia - Sugio Furuya, Ban Asbestos Network, Japan (BANJAN), Japan

Global Mobilization of Trade Union Action on Asbestos - Fiona Murie, Director of Health & Safety, Building and Woodworkers International (BWI), Switzerland

A New Australia-Asia Asbestos Research Cooperative to Help Victims of Asbestos Disease - Professor Bruce Robinson, National Centre for Asbestos Related  Diseases (NCARD), Australia

Transnational Claims: How U.S. Developments Affect Asian Asbestos Victims - Steven Kazan, Kazan, McClain, USA

Discussion

13:15 - 14:15

Lunch
Venue: Tai Po Room, 2^nd Floor

Afternoon Session

14:15 - 16:15 




14:15-14:25   

14:25-14:45   


14:45-14:57  


14:57-15:09    


15:09-15:21   


15:21-15:33


15:33-16:15

Workshop 1 - The Basic Facts about Asbestos
Venue: The Forum, 1^st Floor

Moderator: Apolinar Tolentino, Jr. Regional OSH Officer, Building and Woodworkers International (BWI ) Asia Pacific

Welcome - Apolinar Tolentino, Jr.

Introduction to Asbestos - Fiona Murie, Director of Health & Safety, Building and Woodworkers International (BWI), Switzerland

Dust Prevention for Carpenters: Grassroots Activity on a Construction Site in Tokyo - Katsuyuki Iida, Tokyo OSH Center, Japan

CAW Asbestos Action - Sari Sairanen, National Health and Safety Director, Canadian Autoworkers Union, Canada

CFMEU Training on Asbestos Hazards, Agreements ,Campaigning- Pat Preston, CFMEW, Australia

Challenges of Retired Asbestos Workers -Mr. Hiroyuki Kawamoto, Kanagawa OSH Centre, Japan

Open Forum

14:15 - 16:15

14:15- 14:25

14:25-14:40


14:40-14:55



14:55- 15:10

15:10-15:25

15:25-15:40

15:40-15:55



15:55-16:15

Workshop 2 - Medical Session
Venue: Tai Po Room, Suite 1, 2^nd Floor
Moderators: Professors Domyung Paek &  Naomi Hisanaga

Introduction - Prof. Domyung Paek, Seoul National University

Pathological Diagnosis of Asbestos-Related Diseases - Professor Koukhi Inai, Hiroshima University, Japan

Asbestosis among Ex-asbestos Workers of a Mumbai Asbestos Factory: A Prevalence Study -  Dr Archana Kakade, Occupational Health Consultant (OHSC), Mumbai, India 

Environmental Fallout from Asbestos Pollution in Korea - Asbestosis Epidemics from Neighborhood Exposure in Chungnam Provinces, Korea - Dr Yeon-Soon Ahn, Department of Occupational Medicine, Dongguk College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea

Asbestos-related lung cancer in Japanese construction workers - Professor Naomi Hisanaga, Aichi University of Education, Japan

The Latest Data on Mesothelioma Diagnosis and Treatment -  Professor Bruce Robinson, National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases (NCARD), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia

Case Study: Asbestosis in the Aftermath of Cyclone Tracy  - Dr. Gregory Deleuil, Medical Advisor to the Asbestos Diseases Society of  Australia, Perth, Australia

Discussion

14:15 - 16:15

Break-Out Session 1 - Potential Asian Claims on U.S. Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts
Venue: Tai Po Room, Suite 2, 2^nd Floor
Moderator- Steven Kazan, Kazan, McClain, USA

16:15 - 16:30 

Tea Break

16:30- 18:45 

Break-Out Session 2 - Building the Ban Asbestos Asian Network
Venue: The Forum, 1^st Floor
Moderator- Choi Yeyong, Ban Asbestos Korea (BANKO), Korea

16:30- 18:45

16:30-16:45



16:45-17:00


17:00-17:15

17:15-17:30

17:30-17:45


17:45-18:00


18:00-18:15

18:15-18:45

Workshop 3 - Practical Considerations for Minimizing the Asbestos Hazard
Tai Po Room, Suite 1, 2^nd Floor
Moderators - Andy Oberta, The Environmental Consultancy, USA/ Dave Hodgkin, Environmental Housing & Emergency Shelter Consultant, Benchmark Consulting, Indonesia

Case Study: Post-disaster Recovery and the Problem of Asbestos - Dave Hodgkin, Environmental Housing & Emergency Shelter Consultant, Benchmark Consulting, Indonesia

Case Study: ESB Experience of Remediating Asbestos Contaminated Land  - Patrick J. Colman, The Irish Electricity Supply Board, Ireland

A Holistic Approach to Managing Asbestos Hazards - Andy Oberta,  The Environmental Consultancy, USA

"The Art of Applying Science to Asbestos Abatement:" A Moral Obligation to Minimize Exposure While Maintaining Costs - Vincent J. Brennan, University of Vermont, USA

Asbestos Removal in a Subway Station During Operation - Heinz Kropiunik, AETAS Ziviltechniker GmbH, Austria

Development of Asbestos-free Roofing Materials in China - Dr. Lin Zhen, Elkem Materials, Beijing, China

Technology and Equipment for Production of Non-asbestos Corrugated Cement Sheets in Vietnam - Nguyen Dinh Kien, Institute of Mechanics, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam 

Discussion

18:45

End of Day 1

27^th April, 2009

Morning Session
Venue: The Forum, 1^st Floor

9:00-11:15

9:00- 9:10


9:10-9:20

9:20-9:30



9:30-9:40



9:40-9:50

9:50-10:00

10:00-10:10

10:10-10:20

10:20-11:15

Plenary Session 3 - Country Reports
Moderator - Apo Leong, Asia Monitor Resource Centre, Hong Kong

India - Madhumita Dutta, Corporate Accountability - The Other Media, India

Bangladesh - Saki Rizwana, Chairperson, Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation, Bangladesh

Sri Lanka - Dr. Hemantha Wickramatillake, Director General, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Labour Relations, Sri Lanka

Philippines - Gerard Seno, National Vice President, Associated Labour Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP), BWI, Philippines

Pakistan - Dr. Noor Jehan , Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar, Pakistan

Indonesia - Muthamad Darisman, Sedane Labour Resource Centre, Indonesia

Hong Kong - Trevor Sun, Workers' Health Centre, Hong Kong

Malaysia - Mr Matdiah Mohd, Malaysian Trades Union Congress, Malaysia

Discussion

11:15-11:30

Tea Break

11:30-13:00

11:30-11:45

11:45-11:57

11.57-12:12

12:12-12:24

12:24-12:36



12:36-13:00

Plenary Session 4 - Meeting the Needs of Asbestos Victims
Moderator: Sugio Furuya, BANJAN, Japan 

Compensation for Asbestos Disease in New South Wales, Australia - Judge John L. O'Meally, President, Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales, Australia

Japan Association of Mesothelioma, Asbestos-Related Disease Victims and Their Families - Ms. Kazumi Yoshizaki

Ban Asbestos Network Korea - Mr. Park Young-Koo , BANKO

Hong Kong Victim

Asbestos in Talc baby powder - social awakening experience of Korea - Dr Yeon-Soon Ahn, Department of Occupational Medicine, Dongguk College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea

Discussion

13:00-14:00

Lunch
Venue: Riverside Ballroom, 1^st Floor

Afternoon Session

14:00-15:30

14:00-14:15


14:15-14:45



14:45-15:00


15:00-15:15

15:15-15:30

Workshop 4 - International Transfer of Asbestos Industry to Asian Locations
Venue: The Forum, 1^st Floor
Moderator - Barry Castleman, Environmental Consultant, USA 

Case Report of the International Trade of the Asbestos Industry in Asia - Professor Takehiko Murayama, Waseda University, Japan

Joint Case Study: Exposure Survey of Nichias Textile Factories in Japan, Korea and Indonesia - Dr Dong-Mug Kang, Pusan University, Korea, Dr. Zulmiar Yanri, Indonesia , Choi Yeyong, BANKO, Korea

Asbestos Claims against an Australian Multinational - The James Hardie Experience -  Ms. Maria McGarvie, Slater & Gordon, Australia

Brazilian Asbestos Exports to Asia - Fernanda Giannasi, Coordinator of the Virtual Citizen Network for the Ban of Asbestos in Latin America and Founding Member of ABREA, Brazil

Discussion

15:30- 16:00

Tea Break

14:00-15:30

14:00- 14:15

14:15-14:30



14:30-14:45



14:45-15:00

15:00-15:30

Workshop 5 - Shipyards, Ship Breaking Industry and Railways
Tai Po Room, Suite 1, 2^nd Floor
Moderator- Paul Bastian, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, affiliated with the International Metalworkers Federation (IMF) 

Organizing Migrant Ship breaking workers in India - An unique experience - Sudershan Rao Sarde, Director IMF, South Asian Regional Office, India

Case Study Report of Malignant Mesothelioma Caused by Occupational Exposure to Asbestos in Taiwan Shipyards - Chang Jung-Lung, Taiwan Association for Victims of Occupational Injuries (TAVOI), Taiwan

 Shipbuilding-mesothelioma in Europe and in Asia - Dr. Claudio Bianchi, Center for the Study of Environmental Cancer, Italian League Against Cancer, Monfalcone, Italy

Asbestos in Rail Vehicles - A Case Study in How Not to Scrap Asbestos-Contaminated Rail Vehicles - Heinz Kropiunik, aetas Ziviltechniker GmbH, Austria

Discussion

15:30-15:45

Tea Break

15:45 - 17:45




15:45-16:00



16:00-16:15



16:15-16:30


16:30-16:45

16:45-17:00


17:00-17:15

17:15-17:45

Plenary Session 5 - Building the Global Ban Asbestos Network
Venue: The Forum, 1^st Floor
Moderator - Laurie Kazan-Allen, Coordinator, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat, UK 

Social Movements in South America - Fernanda Giannasi, Coordinator of the Virtual Citizen Network for the Ban of Asbestos in Latin America and Founding Member of ABREA, Brazil

Mobilisation of European Action on Asbestos - Dr. Annie Thebaud-Mony, Director of Research, National Institute of Health and Medical Research, France

Ban Asbestos Mobilisation in Korea - Choi Yeyong, Ban Asbestos Network of Korea (BANKO), Korea

Building a Grassroots Asbestos Victims' Organization in North America - Linda Reinstein, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Asbestos Diseases Awareness Organization, USA

Grassroots Strengthening and Building of Grassroots Agencies in Asia - Asia Monitor Resource Centre, Hong Kong

International Protocols, Rotterdam Convention, World Bank - Dr. Barry Castleman, Environmental Consultant, USA

Open Forum

17:45- 18:45 

Plenary Session 6 - Going Forward: Consolidation and Closing Session
Moderator: Sanjiv Pandita, Asia Monitor Resource Centre, Hong Kong

Hong Kong Declaration - Elizabeth Tang, Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, Hong Kong

Launch of Asian Ban Asbestos Network (A-BAN)

Awards Ceremony - Presentation of IBAS Grassroots Bursaries: by Laurie Kazan-Allen and Chan Kam-hong

Presentation of The Henri Pezerat Memorial Award 2009 - Dr. Annie Thebaud-Mony

Closing Speech- Apo Leong, Asia Monitor Resource Centre, Hong Kong

28^th April, 2009

Morning Session

10:00

International Workers' Memorial Day, Chater Garden, Central, Hong Kong Island