Thursday, September 16, 2004
[IWS] Global Trade Union Cooperation on ASBESTOS COMPENSATION [16 September 2004]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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The following is a ..."great example of international union cooperation - US unions have
been involved, too." Thanks to Rory O'Neil of Hazards Magazine for the tip.
Asbestos Compensation: Global Unions Call on James Hardie Company to Meet Liabilities [16 September 2004]
http://www.icftu.org/displaydocument.asp?Index=991220546&Language=EN
Brussels, 16th September 2004 (ICFTU Online): Global trade union organisations are stepping up international pressure on the Australian building supplies company James Hardie to compensate thousands of victims of asbestos diseases caused by the companys products. The international action follows public rallies across Australia on 15th September 2004 when over 20,000 demonstrators called on the company to provide full compensation to those afflicted by mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases following exposure to Hardie products.
AND MORE....
Details of a campaign on James Hardie by the international building and
woodworkers' federation IFBWW can also be seen at
http://www.ifbww.org/index.cfm?n=44&l=2&c=1278&on=2
From Victorian Trades Hall Council
15,000 march to make James Hardie pay [16 September 2004]
http://www.vthc.org.au/media/general_news/20040916_hardierally.html
See more at-
http://www.vthc.org.au/
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
The following is a ..."great example of international union cooperation - US unions have
been involved, too." Thanks to Rory O'Neil of Hazards Magazine for the tip.
Asbestos Compensation: Global Unions Call on James Hardie Company to Meet Liabilities [16 September 2004]
http://www.icftu.org/displaydocument.asp?Index=991220546&Language=EN
Brussels, 16th September 2004 (ICFTU Online): Global trade union organisations are stepping up international pressure on the Australian building supplies company James Hardie to compensate thousands of victims of asbestos diseases caused by the companys products. The international action follows public rallies across Australia on 15th September 2004 when over 20,000 demonstrators called on the company to provide full compensation to those afflicted by mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases following exposure to Hardie products.
AND MORE....
Details of a campaign on James Hardie by the international building and
woodworkers' federation IFBWW can also be seen at
http://www.ifbww.org/index.cfm?n=44&l=2&c=1278&on=2
From Victorian Trades Hall Council
15,000 march to make James Hardie pay [16 September 2004]
http://www.vthc.org.au/media/general_news/20040916_hardierally.html
See more at-
http://www.vthc.org.au/
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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