30th Anniversary Event of Ban Asbestos Network Japan

International Asbestos Conference towards a Ban on Asbestos in Asia and the World

and 29^th Annual Meeting of BANJAN

 

 

July 15, 2017

Kuramae Hall, Tokyo Tech Front, Tokyo Institute of Technology

2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550 Japan

http://www.titech.ac.jp/english/maps/index.html

 

 

10:00      Opening Remark by Mr. Satoru TAKYU (ZENKENZOREN)

 

10:15     Part 1: International Symposium

               Facilitator: Mr. Sugio FURUYA (BANJAN Coordinator)

 

10:15     Ms. Kate Lee

               Executive Officer, Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA, Australia

               "Visions and actions of APHEDA (in particular in Mekong countries and the recent developments in Australia)"

 

10:45     Ms. Wulandari Sri

               Regional Education Officer, Asia & Pacific Regional Office (Malaysia), Building and Wood Worker's International (BWI)

               "Visions and actions of BWI (in particular in South East Asian countries)"

 

11:05     Ms. Omana George

               Programme Coordinator for Occupational and Environmental Health, Asia Monitor Resource Centre, Hong Kong

               "Visions and actions of AMRC (in particular in South Asian countries)"

 

11:25     Mr. Yeong Choi

               Director, Ban Asbestos Network of Korea (BANKO), Korea

               "Visions and actions of BANKO in Korea"

 

11:45     Mr. Sanjiv Pandita

               Representive, Decent Work Asia (Hong Kong), Solidar Suisse, Switzerland

               "Report from 8th Conference of Parties of Rotterdam Convention"

 

12:05     Ms. Laurie Kazan-Allen

               Coordinator, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS), UK

               "Visions and actions of IBAS (in the world)"

 

12:25     Lunch

              

 

13:30     Panel Discussion

14:15     End of Part 1

 

14:15     Part 2: Developments and Challenges in Japan

               Facilitator:

 

14:15     “The current situation of the Construction Workers Asbestos Litigation” (tentative)

               Mr. Kohei MATSUDA, Lawyers team for the Construction Workers Asbestos Litigation

14:35     “Towards establishing comprehensive measures to tackle various aspects of asbestos issues” (tentative)

               Prof. Takehiko MURAYAMA, Tokyo Institute of Technology                    

14:55     Q&A, discussion

15:15     Rest

 

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