Unions in Australia have welcomed the news that the Federal Government introduced a bill into Parliament last week to create an independent Agency on asbestos. The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency will co-ordinate, monitor and report on the implementation of the National Strategic Plan to get rid of asbestos, as well as run public awareness campaigns. This development is the result of many years of campaigning by unions and community groups against the use of asbestos, a known carcinogen, which still kills thousands of people in Australia and the world.
Unions in Australia have welcomed the news that the Federal Government introduced a bill into Parliament last week to create an independent Agency on asbestos. The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency will co-ordinate, monitor and report on the implementation of the National Strategic Plan to get rid of asbestos, as well as run public awareness campaigns. This development is the result of many years of campaigning by unions and community groups against the use of asbestos, a known carcinogen, which still kills thousands of people in Australia and the world.
