IBAS publishes IMIG appeal to Quebec
The International Mesothelioma Interest Group (IMIG), the world’s leading organization of doctors and scientists devoted to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mesothelioma, has written an appeal to the government and people of Quebec to deny financing to the new Jeffrey asbestos mine. Citing the known dangers of asbestos use and the impact on developing economies, the board of IMIG writes to remind Quebec’s Minister of Economic Development to reconsider plans to finance the mine and to remember the position of both WHO and ILO on the phasing out of all chrysotile asbestos use by member states.
The letter is featured on IBAS’s website today, in recognition of the work IMIG has done in research on mesothelioma and in the global fight to ban the use of asbestos.