A treaty intended to ensure the worst industrial poisons aren’t traded globally without health and safety warnings is in jeopardy because of lobbying by vested interests. A global alliance of environmental, labour movement and health groups is sounding the alarm, saying “industry interference and political sabotage by a handful of countries, led by Canada, is strangling the Rotterdam Convention”. Canada has repeatedly vetoed listing of chyrsotile asbestos.

Rotterdam Treaty campaign statement. RightOnCanada asbestos webpage. Risks 347.