Asian Asbestos Conference 2009 (AAC)
Asian Asbestos Conference 2009 (AAC)
Asian Asbestos Conference 2009 (AAC)
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Special addressWorld Health Organization - Dr. Hisashi OgawaInternational Labour Organization - Dr. Tsuyoshi KawakamiVictim Speaks out from Hong Kong10:10-11:1010:10-10:2510:25-10:4010:40- 11:0011:00-11:15Plenary Session 1 - Asia’s <strong>Asbestos</strong> Time BombModerator: Elizabeth TangGlobal <strong>Asbestos</strong> Panorama <strong>2009</strong> – Laurie Kazan-Allen, Coordinator,International Ban <strong>Asbestos</strong> Secretariat (IBAS), UK<strong>Asbestos</strong> Diseases - A Global Ecological Perspective – Professor KenTakahashi, University of Occupational and Environmental Health,JapanKEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Current Situation of <strong>Asbestos</strong>-RelatedProblems in China – Professor Xiaorong Wang, Dept. of Community &Family Medicine, Chinese University of Hong KongDiscussion11:15-11:30 Tea Break11:30-13:1511:30-11:4511:45-12:0012:00-12:1512:15-12:30Plenary Session 2- Tackling the Hazardous Aftermath of Asia’s<strong>Asbestos</strong> ConsumptionModerator- Madhumita Dutta, Corporate Accountability Desk - TheOther Media, IndiaILO Campaign to End <strong>Asbestos</strong>-Related Disease – Tsuyoshi Kawakami,Senior Specialist on Occupational Safety and Health, ILO Subregional Office for East Asia, BangkokTowards Elimination of <strong>Asbestos</strong>-related Diseases: WHO Approach - HisashiOgawa, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific<strong>Asbestos</strong> Victims’ Campaigns in Asia – Sugio Furuya, Ban <strong>Asbestos</strong>Network, Japan (BANJAN), JapanGlobal Mobilization of Trade Union Action on <strong>Asbestos</strong> – Fiona Murie,Director of Health & Safety, Building and Woodworkers International(BWI), Switzerland
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