Workers unions call for more asbestos research, safety measures, and compensation for those with asbestos illness

Unions have called on the federal government to launch a national inquiry into asbestos in Australia, reported the Sydney Morning Herald on April 28, 2008.

According to the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, Australia has the highest rate of recorded mesothelioma in the world.

That organization would like the government to examine ways to eliminate asbestos, a known carcinogen, from workplaces and homes. The ACTU would also like it to research possible compensation and treatment for those affected.

These requests come on the eve of International Workers Memorial Day, which remembers the two million workers around the world who have died in the past 12 months.

The ACTU estimates around 6,700 Australians die every year from workplace injuries or disease, said the Herald.

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