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ILO to promote global asbestos ban |
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Written by Rory ONeill
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Tuesday, 20 June 2006 |
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The International Labour Office (ILO) is to pursue a global ban on asbestos, the world’s biggest ever industrial killer. The landmark decision came with the adoption of a resolution on 14 June 2006 at the ILO conference in Geneva and followed a high level union campaign. Rory O’Neill asked Jukka Takala, director of ILO’s SafeWork programme, what ILO will now do to help make the world asbestos-free.
Full interview: www.hazards.org/asbestos/ilo.htm
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