Journey to Casale Monferrato, the asbestos town

Article

Periodical: HesaMag

Publication date: 2020

N°: 22

Pages: 48-54

Keywords: asbestos ; judicial procedure ; prohibition of use ; occupational disease ; mortality ; asbestos cement industry ; trade union document

Geographic area: Italy

Subject: Asbestos

Weblink: http://www.etui.org/

Language: English

Illustrations: Ill.;Photos

"Legal battles have played a key role in securing an asbestos ban in Italy. Behind each of these battles is a human community. In the region of Piedmont, the town of Casale Monferrato, which has suffered more than 3 000 deaths from asbestos exposure, symbolises the collective struggle against this killer mineral, and has demonstrated its resilience in a long series of trials against the management of the multinational company Eternit."

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