The International Labour Office is looking for a global ban on asbestos.
Anita Normark, general secretary of the Building and Woodworkers International (BWI), had earlier challenged employers' organisations not to block the asbestos ban resolution and to end their 'courtship with a known killer'.
ILO is now required 'to promote the elimination of future use of all forms of asbestos and asbestos-containing materials.'
To read the full press release, please go to: http://www.bwint.org/default.asp?Index=217&Language=EN
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