Australia has been a major supplier of asbestos to the world for decades. It has also been a major corporate beneficiary of the revenue for the sale of this poisonous material. The latest situation in Melbourne is a good example of all that is wrong with asbestos and worker exposure. According to reports in The … Continue reading “Asbestos and corruption as a case study”
As the incidence of asbestos-related diseases increases, the issues associated with asbestos have evolved beyond occupational health and safety. The corporate conduct of James Hardie Industries and the prosecuting of its directors by the Australian Government had asbestos as the product around which corporate misbehaviour occurred. The prosecution has not improved the lot of the victims. The compensation fund … Continue reading “The changing asbestos campaigns”