Caption - Globe and Mail, June 14, 2014 - "John Nolan had a fatal cancer directly linked to his exposure to asbestos at an office job in the 1980s. He had a lung removed this year but says every breath is still 'like drowning'."... Photo by Louie Palu/Zuma Press
"Seven
of Canada's top 10 markets are Third World countries. Still, the Canadian
government, the asbestos industry and lobby groups are trying to put a
good face on the asbestos industry.
Recently,
diplomats stationed here were flown to asbestos- producing regions on
an all-expense-paid first-class junket. Journalists
have been cultivated with similar perks.
Philip
Landrigan, of New York's Mount Sinai School of Medicine - the centre that
first linked cancer to asbestos in the 1960s - says the asbestos lobby's
claim that the fibre is safe is "absolutely untrue."
"Asbestos
remains an important cause of human illness," says Landrigan. "All forms
of asbestos are carcinogenic, and that includes Canadian chrysotile."
...Canada's
deadly trade in asbestos written by Mark
Bourrie, TWN
Speak out against asbestos mining by sending a letter or note of protest to:
Jeffrey Mines Inc. (the largest mine in Canada)
And check out the website for the Global Ban Asbestos Network
Thanks.
Peace,
James
This photo was taken by Indonesian activist Muchamad
Darisman. It shows people, including children, walking in a dump full of
asbestos. The dump contains waste from the Djabesmen factory, the
biggest manufacturer of chrysotile asbestos roofs in Indonesia. One can
see bags with the logo of Lab Chrysotile, an asbestos mine situated at
Thetford Mines, Quebec.
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