Unions from around the world call for asbestos ban
Russian asbestos industry tries to crash conference
It’s legal in emerging nations but banned in the developed world (although you can still find it in many buildings). An international coalition called for it to be banned globally 25 years ago, but as an industry, it continues to thrive.
A renewed call to ban asbestos was the rallying cry of the International Asbestos Conference last week, which drew more than 100 delegates from 40 countries to Vienna, Austria.