The omission of a commitment to asbestos removal in the parties' manifestos is an embarrassment to them and a blow to trade unions.

Asbestos is a transnational issue, which dis-proportionally harms the world's poorest. How then do we resolve this and create a safer world?

The ‘Airtight on Asbestos’ campaign seeks to influence the HSE’s regime on asbestos management so that it more accurately reflects risk.