Huge thanks to the 6 MPs who recently signed Early Day Motion 93 (tabled 23rd May 2022) in support of our campaign to get Altrad, the owners of former asbestos manufacturer Cape, to donate £10 million to mesothelioma research: Chris Law MP, Anne McLaughlin MP, Richard Thomson MP, Patricia Gibson MP, Amy Callaghan MP, and...
Guardian newspaper covers Cape Must Pay! campaign today. Guardian, 27th July 2023: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/27/uk-asbestos-firm-owners-accused-whitewashing-reputation-all-blacks-sponsorship-altrad-rugby Clydebank Post, 24th July 2023: https://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/news/23676173.cape-altrad-asbestos-campaigners-say-no-new-contracts/ Warrington Guardian, 19th July 2023: https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/23665544.asbestos-campaigners-demand-10million-altrad/ Clydebank Post, 17th July 2023: https://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/news/23661277.clydebank-asbestos-group-part-forum-demanding-10m-payment/ ...
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On Monday 10th July 2023, asbestos victims and anti-asbestos campaigners from around the country met in London to promote our Cape Must Pay! campaign. We are calling on Cape, a former asbestos manufacturer now owned by Altrad, to donate £10 million to mesothelioma research. Documents obtained after a lengthy court battle show that Cape hid the...
GMAVSG and our friends in the Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK are campaigning for Cape, a former asbestos manufacturer now owned by Altrad, to donate £10 million to mesothelioma research. New documents show that Cape hid the true dangers of its asbestos products in the 60s and 70s. Many died as a result. We...
A huge thanks to everyone who came, everyone who donated, everyone who released a dove, and everyone who joined us in a minute's silence. Thanks also to our speakers: Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, Debbie Abrahams MP, Mike Kane MP, Lisa Clarke of Mesothelioma UK, and Dr Kate Hill of the June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund. £5,050...
Our dove release in memory of those who have died from asbestos disease is at 12 noon on Friday 7th July 2023 in Lincoln Square (Manchester, M2 5LN). Confirmed speakers: Rob Rayner of GMAVSG, Lisa Clarke of Mesothelioma UK, Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, and Debbie Abrahams MP. After the outdoor event finishes (at about 12.30pm) we'll...
West Dunbartonshire MP Martin Docherty-Hughes is demanding a change to the law that would deliver justice for people with asbestos-related lung cancer. “People who have lung cancer because they were exposed to asbestos at work are denied the full and fair compensation they need unless they can track down all the responsible former employers,” said Mr...
Stephan Schmidheiny, former main shareholder of asbestos company Eternit Italia, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for the aggravated manslaughter of 392 asbestos victims in the town of Casale Monferrato in Italy. This result will inspire asbestos victims and anti-asbestos campaigners worldwide. It will strike fear in the hearts of those who profited...
The Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK, along with internationally recognised medical professionals, will meet with Cape to discuss our demand that Cape pay £10 million to medical research. As a goodwill gesture we have postponed our planned protests outside Cape’s Warrington and Rotherham offices on 19th April 2023, pending the outcome of the meeting. A...