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Asbestos in India and Canada’s Cancerous Complicity

Photo: coverpage of publication by International Ban Asbestos Secretariat, http://www.ibasecretariat.org

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More Media Coverage of Protests in India

Media coverage of the protests that have happened in India surrounding Quebec Premier Jean Charest’s visit – click on the title to listen or read. 1. CBC Radio – As It Happens (CBC Radio, Tuesday Feburary 9, 2010) The CBC radio program, As It Happens, interviewed Anup Srivastava of the Building and Woodworkers International, who helped organize the [...]

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Media Coverage on Charest Visit to India

The media have been closely following Quebec Premier Jean Charest’s visit to India – below are six stories that have emerged over the past few days. Click on the story titles to read the full articles. 1. Charest pilloried over asbestos exports at Delhi summit (Globe & Mail, Feb. 5, 2010) 2. India: BWI Unions tell Quebec Premier [...]

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Dr. Chaturvedi on Connect with Mark Kelly

Click the link below to watch a clip of Dr. Sanjay Chaturvedi speaks with Mark Kelly of the CBC on asbestos, its exportation to India and the efforts that have been made to silence opposition to asbestos in India. The Asbestos Cement Products Manufacturers Association in India have served notices on Dr Chaturvedi and other health [...]

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Anti-Asbestos Exportation Demonstrations in Delhi

As Quebec  Premier Jean Charest travels through India, he continues to meet protesters asking him to stop exporting deadly asbestos. These images were taken at the demonstration organized by Building & Woodworkers International, who have been campaigning for many years to rid the world of asbestos so that their members will stop dying from asbestos-related [...]

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