Vietnam: ‘PM makes Historic Asbestos Ban Announcement’ - Advice from APHEDA

Advice from the Australian Union Aid Organisation APHEDA , read the Full story at  http://apheda.org.au/vietnam-asbestos-announcement/

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Vietnam ban asbestos campaign – Vietnam Prime Minister responds with an historic announcement of a deadline to ban asbestos in the construction sector

" On 16 January 2018 the Vietnamese Prime Minister announced 2023 as the deadline for stopping the use of asbestos in the construction sector. This was the first time the Prime Minister has made such an announcement and it was made as he addressed the Ministry of Construction. The Prime Minister noted the ‘obstruction’ up to now by the Ministry of Construction in moving forward with a ban. A member of Vietnam Ban Asbestos Network (VNBAN), the ban network supported by Union Aid Abroad APHEDA, was also directly quoted by the Prime Minister in his nationally televised speech.

The VNBAN network of NGO’s and trade unions have worked hard for this win with awareness raising and advocacy activities in recent months. They continue to push for the ban date to be brought forward to 2020.

Another significant win in the campaign to ban asbestos saw the Vietnam Government shift from being one of the countries blocking the listing of chrysotile (white asbestos) on the Rotterdam Convention in 2013 to supporting the listing in 2017.  " 

Read the full story by APHEDA at http://apheda.org.au/vietnam-asbestos-announcement/