Motion: Asbestos in Foreign Aid Projects
I, and also on behalf of Senator Ayres, move:
That the Senate—
(a) notes that:
(i) all forms of asbestos are carcinogenic to humans,
(ii) according to the World Health Organisation, an estimated 125 million people around the world continue to be exposed to asbestos at work, including in Australia's neighbours in the Asia-Pacific, and the most efficient way to eliminate asbestos-related diseases is to stop the use of all types of asbestos,
(iii) Australia is a founding member of the Asian Development Bank,