5 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
Asbestos disease in Australia: looking forward and looking back
…and practice in Australia and introduced related pieces in the same journal issue. They described the trade union campaign to "Make James Hardie Pay", which ended when James Hardie shareholders approved a compensation fund in February…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2007
Science is not sufficient: Irving J. Selikoff and the asbestos tragedy
…had not used, and on interviews with colleagues. They reported that Selikoff personally received no funds to direct a union-supported program, that he favored controlling asbestos hazards rather than campaigning for a ban, and that…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
"Make history but don't forget the past"
…Australia, on 24 November 2004. The author spoke as a life member of the wharf section of the Maritime Workers Union. The speech reports no data collection or analysis. The author recalled that health department officials…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
ILO to promote global asbestos ban
…s biggest ever industrial killer. The landmark decision came with the adoption of a resolution on 14 June 2006 at the ILO conference in Geneva and followed a high level union campaign. Rory O'Neill asked…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
James Hardie asbestos victims compensation summary
This is not a research study. It is a fact sheet and timeline from the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), reprinted in a journal. It covers compensation for victims of James Hardie, described as Australia…