5 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2011
A camel through the eye of a needle: expertise and the late recognition of asbestos-related diseases
…as finite and controllable. Second, the alternative approach to asbestos hazard management proposed by the Spanish trade union Comisiones Obreras in the early 1980s, inspired by the so-called Italian workers' model, prioritized locally produced knowledge…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1987
Asbestos and asbestos-related disease: the South African case
…control of asbestos, the inadequate state compensation system, and the difficulties facing labor. After describing recent improvements won by trade unions, mainly in the transnational corporation sector, we discuss the implications for industry, labor, and control…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2001
Asbestos poisons World Trade Organization atmosphere
…September 2000, a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel published its findings in the dispute between Canada and the European Union/France over France's ban on the import and use of chrysotile (white asbestos). The panel…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2007
Shooting the messenger: the vilification of Irving J. Selikoff
…meeting that sought a medical man "capable of standing off Dr. Selikoff." The authors wrote that his research division did not depend on unions for money, that he never testified in litigation after the early 1970s…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2001
Controversies at international organizations over asbestos industry influence
…of asbestos use and public health implications. In recent years these efforts have been met with international opposition from scientists, governments, unions, and environmental groups, and a pattern of improprieties, often involving the same individuals and…