Please support: Cape Must Pay! protest in Warrington, 1pm Monday 17th July 2023
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Report: Cape Must Pay! campaign in London, 10th July 2023
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...
Cape Must Pay! campaign at Action Mesothelioma Day in Manchester
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...
Report: Action Mesothelioma Day 2023 in Manchester
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...
Action Mesothelioma Day 2023 in Manchester
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...
MPs back campaign for full compensation for people with asbestos-related lung cancer
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 of Eternit jailed for the deaths of 392 asbestos victims
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...
URGENT: Cape to meet Forum, 19th April protests against Cape on hold
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...
MPs call on Altrad, owners of Cape, to finally do the right thing!
Documents recently obtained by the Asbestos Victims Support Groups' Forum UK show that Cape, formerly a leading asbestos manufacturer, hid the true dangers of its deadly products in the 1960s and 1970s. Many died as a result. Cape fought (and lost) a legal battle to keep these documents from the public. The Forum is calling...
Save the jobs at Phoenix House!
Phoenix House is a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) office in Barrow-in-Furness. The staff there have decades of experience in processing claims for industrial injuries benefits. The DWP has announced that this office will close, and that claims will now be processed by (already over-worked and under-trained) staff in an office in Barnsley, leaving...