It's not a secret that the world's attitude to asbestos rather peculiar, if not panic. And it seems like the most affected party should be the workers who come into contact with asbestos, and, but recently held in Moscow founding conference of public organization "International Trade Union Alliance" Chrysotile ". The conference was held at the Palace of Labor Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia and with the support of the Trade Union of Builders of Russia. The founders of a new global alliance of trade unions have more than 30 enterprises of asbestos cement industry in Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine. The total number of members of the Alliance "Chrysotile" will be more than 30 000 people. Among the main objectives of the new union opposition to the anti-asbestos companies, the expression of the position of trade unions of enterprises chrysotile-cement industry at national and international levels, to protect the interests of workers employed in the chrysotile-cement industry. Scale ... According to the founders, to create such an organization representing the interests of the workers of enterprises of mining and processing of chrysotile asbestos will contribute to defending the position to protect the industry from the scientific and groundless attacks on chrysotile at all levels of government and allow the future to save more than 50 000 jobs and multimillion-dollar social payments. The unions have decided to intensify the fight against hardened after the 2006 global anti-asbestos campaign, initiated by, despite the scientific evidence is applied over efforts to oust the CIS countries from the world market of industrial natural fibers and fiber-cement products, the most popular of which are slate and pipes . The resolution of the conference said in particular: "Today, opponents of the asbestos - the representatives of countries that are home to only about 10% of the planet, in their struggle using all methods and means to provide an unprecedented political pressure through the inter-governmental and public relations, informal and business contacts at the state , extensive use of materials and products on the basis of chrysotile asbestos to develop its economy and the needs of the population. Are being made persistent attempts to pull in antiasbestovuyu campaign sectoral trade unions of CIS. The position of trade unions is based on a wide spectrum of international and Russian scientific research confirming the safety of the controlled use of chrysotile asbestos. Many of the members of the newly formed organization have many years of experience in the chrysotile-cement industry and his personal example, are ready to refute the allegations of his opponents on the international arena.