ILO to promote global asbestos ban Print E-mail
Written by Rory ONeill   
Tuesday, 20 June 2006
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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