Asian Asbestos Conference 2009

Hong Kong, April 26-27, 2009

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Table of Contents

Preface [PDF] 1
Introduction [PDF] 2
Preparatory Meeting [PDF] 4
Welcome Session [PDF] 5
Plenary Session 1: Asia's Asbestos Time Bomb [PDF] 6
Plenary Session 2: Tackling the Hazardous Aftermath of Asia's Asbestos Consumption [PDF] 8
Workshop 1: The Basic Facts about Asbestos [PDF] 12
Workshop 2: Medical Session [PDF] 15
Break-out Session 1: Potential Asian Claims on U.S. Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts [PDF] 17
Break-out Session 2: Building the Ban Asbestos Network [PDF] 18
Workshop 3: Pratical Considerations for Minimizing the Asbestos Hazard [PDF] 19
Plenary Session 3: Country Reports [PDF] 23
Plenary Session 4: Meeting the Needs of Asbestos Victims [PDF] 27
Workshop 4: International Transfer of Asbestos Industry to Asian Locations [PDF] 30
Workshop 5: Shipyards, Ship-breaking Industry and Railways [PDF] 33
Plenary Session 5: Building the Global Ban Asbestos Network [PDF] 35
Plenary Session 6: Going Forward: Consolidation and Closing Session [PDF] 39
Concluding Thoughts [PDF] 40
Postscript [PDF] 42
Appendix A: Hong Kong Declaration towards a Complete Ban on all forms of Asbestos [PDF] 44
Endnotes and References (pdf) 46
Asian Asbestos Conference 2009

Written by:
Laurie Kazan Allen

Published by:
The International Ban Asbestos Secretariat
Asia Monitor Resource Center
The Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational Accident Victims
The Building and Woodworkers International
Corporate Accountability Desk – The Other Media, India
Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims
Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions
Japan Association of Mesothelioma and Asbestos-Related Disease Victims
and their Families
Ban Asbestos Network Japan
Ban Asbestos Network Korea

Design and Editing: David Allen

Photographs: Yeyong Choi, Sugio Furuya, Fernanda Giannasi,
Heinz Kropiunik, Noor Jehan, Dave Hodgkin, Prof. Naomi Hisanaga,
Trevor Sun, Nguyen Dinh Kien

Cartoons: Mike Italiaander

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For further information about this publication, please contact:
Laurie Kazan-Allen, Coordinator, IBAS
email: laurie@lkaz.demon.co.uk

©IBAS – London, November 2009.

Internation Ban Asbestos Secretariat?The International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS) was established in 1999; it is an independent non-governmental organization which has two objectives: a worldwide ban on asbestos and justice for all asbestos victims. IBAS monitors, analyzes and disseminates news received from the ever-expanding network of individuals and groups involved in the international movement against asbestos, as well as information from legal, medical and industry sources. IBAS produces written material and organizes conferences to raise the profile of asbestos issues. The work of IBAS is coordinated by Laurie Kazan-Allen; more information is available on the website: www.ibassecretariat.org.