Challenging the Global Market in Asbestos Products: An Example of International Action
(Paper presented during a plenary session of The Second Conference on Occupational and Environmental Health - Integrating the Americas in Bahia.)

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Eva Delgado Rosas (Peru):

La Prohibicion del Amianto en las Americas
(Paper presented at the Asbestos Workshop of the Bahia conference, in Spanish.)

Conclusions:

Conclusões do Grupo de Trabalho Amianto
(Bahia Conference conclusions in Portuguese.)

Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez Argentina:

Conclusiones del Grupo de Trabajo Amianto
(Bahia Conference conclusions in Spanish, by
Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez (Argentina))

• London Asbestos Meetings (April 2002)

Report:

London Asbestos Meetings, April 2002
(Report on a series of asbestos meetings, seminars and roundtables.)

• Latin American Asbestos Meeting (October 2001)

Report:

Latin American Asbestos Meeting
(by the Coordinator of IBAS.)

• Vienna European Hazards Conference

Report:

Report: Vienna European Hazards Conference (September 2001)
(by John Flanagan)

• European Asbestos Seminar (June 2001)

Report:

Overview of The European Asbestos Seminar and Related Meetings
(by the Coordinator of IBAS.)

Presentations

Belgian Asbestos Victims Association:

Conference de Presse du Mercredi 20 Decembre 2000 [Français]

Association Belge des Victimes de l'Amiante [Français]

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Fernanda Gianassi (Brazil):

Asbestos in Brazil
(Abridged HTML conversion of PowerPoint presentation shown during the Thursday session.)

Strategies for Asbestos Victims
(Abridged HTML conversion of PowerPoint presentation shown during the Friday session.)

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P. Tcherneva-Zhalova (Bulgaria):

Asbestos In Bulgaria – History, Current Use And Perspectives
(Collaborative paper on which presentation was based.)

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T. K. Joshi (India):

Asbestos Disinformation Campaign in India

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Daniela Degiovanni (Italy):

Activities of the ‘Patronato INCA’, Office of Casale Monferrato

Attivita' Patronato INCA di Casale Monferrato

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Bruno Pesce (Italy):

Intervento
(Presentation in Italian.)

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Maija Eglite (Latvia):

Asbestos in Latvia

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Viktoras Šeškauskas (Lithuania):

Asbestos in Lithuania: Present and Future Strategies

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Mieczyslaw Foltyn (Poland):

The Problem of Asbestos In Poland as Seen by Labour Inspectors

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Ruxandra Carmen Artenie (Romania):

Current Asbestos Issues in Romania

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Ronnie Johnston and Arthur McIvor (Scotland):

Oral Histories of the Asbestos Tragedy in Scotland

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Margaréta Šulcová (Slovakia):

The Slovakian Asbestos Experience: Use, Health Effects and Preventive Measures
(Collaborative paper on which presentation was based.)

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A. Agudo (Spain):

Multicentric Case-control Study on Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
(HTML conversion of collaborative PowerPoint presentation.)

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Angel Carcoba (Spain):

Intervention at the European Asbestos Seminar

Statements:

European Asbestos Seminar Resolution

European Parliament Endorses Asbestos Seminar

• Global Asbestos Congress, Osasco, Brazil (September 2000)

Reports

Personal Report on Congress
(Laurie Kazan-Allen, one of the Global Asbestos Congress organisers, gives a personal account of this unique event.)

Abstract [in English]
(of the above report.) [Português]

Personal Report Text [in English]
(Text only version of the above report.) [Português]

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Congress Report by John Flanagan
(John Flanagan represented the Merseyside Asbestos Victims Support Group as Health and Safety Officer.)

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Congress Report by A.H. (Ed) Grootegoed
(Ed Grootegoed represented The Asbestos Diseases Association of New Zealand as Welfare & Investigating Officer.)

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Rapporto al Congresso di Benedetto Terracini [In Italian]
(Prof. Terracini - Centro per la Prevenzione Oncologica dedll'Università di Torino, Italia - è Direttore della Rivista "Epidemiologia e Prevenzione".)

Statements

Osasco Declaration [in English] [Português]

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Declaration by the Mayor of Osasco [in English]
(Mayor Silas Bortolosso pledges to ban asbestos locally and affirms his support for a universal ban.) [Português]

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ABREA Proposals [in English]
(ABREA, the Brazilian Asbestos Victims' group which co-sponsored the Congress, sets out its proposals for the Congress to consider and campaigners to act upon.) [Português]

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Statement of Trade Unions on Banning Asbestos Worldwide [in English]
(The unions represented at the Congress list key proposals to address the transition to an asbestos-free workplace and to deal with existing and continuing asbestos pollution.) [Português] [Español]

• Indian IAOH Conference: Discussion of Asbestos Ban (February 2000)

Report:

Heroism in Occupational Health
(Report by Barry Castleman on 'informative and confrontational discussions' at IAOH conference.)

Articles:

Indian Asbestos Industry Fails to Silence Critics
(The ‘Banning Asbestos in India’ debate goes ahead at IAOH Conference.)

Asbestos Industry Attacks Free Speech in India
(Attempt to prevent a debate on the subject of banning asbestos in India scheduled for the IAOH (New Delhi) conference in early February 2001.)