Mr Combet said fast action was needed to ban asbestos imports. There are also problems in the wider community. It's not just a workplace issue. There are more and more people contracting asbestos-related diseases from contaminated houses, spills and buildings. There is a very good report in the Melbourne Age which says more young people, in their 20s and 30s, are starting to get mesothelioma because they were exposed to asbestos as children.
Unions are committed to bringing that about.
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