Ban Use Of Lung Cancer Causing Asbestos in Sri Lanka and SARC Nations Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/ban-use-of-lung-cancer-causing-asbestos-in-sri-lanka-and-sarc-nations.html Online petition signatures en-us Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:04 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Ms. Hillery Earl [Signature #125] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/22704120?utm_medium=rss Thu, 17 Jan 2019 09:11:50 UTC 22704120 Mr sarath mallawaarachchi [Signature #124] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/19443913?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Nov 2015 12:43:49 UTC 19443913 Mr Wipul Kularathna [Signature #123] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/19436985?utm_medium=rss All level of personnel must be given awareness.

]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2015 01:14:41 UTC 19436985 Mr. Uditha Wickramaarachchi [Signature #122] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15861832?utm_medium=rss Most of countries are taking actions to banning asbestos and asbestos related materials, but in out country day by day use of "dangerous" asbestos is increasing. I would like to request authorities, start a large scale project to ban asbestos from Sri Lanka. Asbestos is dangerous for our health. It Kills.

]]> Wed, 18 Sep 2013 05:08:04 UTC 15861832 Mrs Marina Vukovic [Signature #121] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15633346?utm_medium=rss Fri, 9 Aug 2013 11:35:02 UTC 15633346 Mr Tyson Butler [Signature #120] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14867287?utm_medium=rss I'm part of a team of people who are currently working to influence the Sri Lankan Minister of Health to bring in regulations within the government to eradicate the use of asbestos. I would love to chat with you - please email me so we can organise a discussion and trade notes. Your information and statistics could be vital in our pitch to the Minister.
Thanks for your time and keep up the good work.

]]> Sun, 10 Mar 2013 11:55:23 UTC 14867287 Mr Adam Thrush [Signature #119] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14048393?utm_medium=rss Tue, 6 Nov 2012 04:44:02 UTC 14048393 Mr Udaya Wickramasinghe [Signature #118] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13690754?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Sep 2012 12:30:15 UTC 13690754 Mr Tyson Butler [Signature #117] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12147658?utm_medium=rss please ask mr Kevin Rudd to help.
His email is
Kevin.Rudd.MP@aph.gov.au

He is the foreign minister for australia and we know what asbestos can do to a country.

Google James Hardie.

]]> Sun, 5 Feb 2012 08:52:02 UTC 12147658 mr peter o'reilly [Signature #116] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11141782?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:49:54 UTC 11141782 Dr Sena Yaddehige [Signature #115] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11131645?utm_medium=rss Manufacturing asbastoes products needs to be stopped.

]]> Wed, 7 Sep 2011 07:30:43 UTC 11131645 dr Jan van den berg [Signature #114] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11080792?utm_medium=rss Mon, 29 Aug 2011 02:24:22 UTC 11080792 Mr Gopal Krishna Ban Asbestos Network of India (BANI) [Signature #113] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10463729?utm_medium=rss South Asian governments must pay heed to World Health Organization (WHO)'s new factsheet that re-iterates that the most efficient way to eliminate asbestos-related diseases is to stop the use of all types of asbestos and specifically states that its strategy is particularly targeted at countries still using chrysotile asbestos. The factsheet notes that “more than 107 000 people die each year from asbestos-related lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis.

]]> Sun, 15 May 2011 10:44:16 UTC 10463729 Ms Lilani kiridena [Signature #112] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9074646?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Dec 2010 07:13:37 UTC 9074646 mr nimal vitharana [Signature #111] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8794718?utm_medium=rss This should be banned in Sri Lanka right now!

]]> Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:48:04 UTC 8794718 Dr. Eshanth Perera [Signature #110] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8281075?utm_medium=rss Wed, 4 Aug 2010 01:20:51 UTC 8281075 Mr Derrick Fernie [Signature #109] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7950211?utm_medium=rss My brother died June 8th 2010 of Mesothelioma caused by asbestos This exporting of murder must be stopped Canada is the second biggest exporter 745 tons to India in 2008 . Whole familys are dying from it.

]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:54:38 UTC 7950211 Mr Mohit Gupta [Signature #108] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6552311?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:43:10 UTC 6552311 Mr. Jagdish Patel [Signature #107] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6530589?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:14:12 UTC 6530589 The Rev'd. Andrea McIntyre [Signature #106] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6290149?utm_medium=rss I have already sent letters to the Canadian Government protesting the sale of Canadian abestose as a dangerous and often poorly handled material.

]]> Tue, 6 Oct 2009 08:47:00 UTC 6290149 Dr Amali Abeysekera [Signature #105] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6060287?utm_medium=rss Asbestos should be banned. I am shocked that they keep planning to build Asbestos factories while knowing the harmful effects.

]]> Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:10:09 UTC 6060287 Mr.\, Oswin Peiris [Signature #104] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6044778?utm_medium=rss It is indeed sad that the powers that be have given approval for the construction of a new asbestos factory in the heart of residential Mount Lavinia. It is obvious that the authority that has given approval for the construction is deaf, dumb and blind to the dangers of asbestos.

]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:28:14 UTC 6044778 Mr Jay Thambugala [Signature #103] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5803568?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Jul 2009 07:51:59 UTC 5803568 Mr Sam Perera [Signature #102] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5803486?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Jul 2009 07:18:45 UTC 5803486 Mr. Philip Christopher Jansz [Signature #101] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5788964?utm_medium=rss Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:45:08 UTC 5788964 Mr. ERNEST HERBERT DEMEL [Signature #100] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5582307?utm_medium=rss Sat, 30 May 2009 03:46:09 UTC 5582307 Ms Sayuri Perera [Signature #99] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5335424?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:40:26 UTC 5335424 Mr Anonymous [Signature #98] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5275843?utm_medium=rss Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:19:02 UTC 5275843 Ms Rosy Wijesingha [Signature #97] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5214928?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Apr 2009 08:33:11 UTC 5214928 Dr. Athula Mahagamage [Signature #96] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5207396?utm_medium=rss There is no question about the carcinogenicity of the asbestoes. It is proven by the lot of scientific researches. There is no excuse to say no one has died due to this reason. Still, it is not properly diagnosed in Sri Lanka. If it so, why do have ban on GM foods. Is there any proven records? think on this.

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:37:27 UTC 5207396 Ms Upeksha Dharmatilake [Signature #95] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5201898?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:08:03 UTC 5201898 Mr Channa de Silva [Signature #94] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5199475?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:16:25 UTC 5199475 Mr. Dilshan Upasena [Signature #93] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5194007?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:01:44 UTC 5194007 Mr Kokila de Silva [Signature #92] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5193975?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:43:56 UTC 5193975 Dr. Srikantha Herath [Signature #91] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5192868?utm_medium=rss Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:02:21 UTC 5192868 Dr Kamal Parakrama Herath [Signature #90] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5189462?utm_medium=rss It is more dangerous to have Central Environment Authority with the Chairman like Gammanpila with his other DDPC Mutukuda for the environment in Sri Lanka than not having a CEA, because when the Appointed TEC for study the social and environment impact of the proposed factory in Mount Lavia, unimously recommended not to have a masive Asbestos factory in a residential are, CEA gave the Approval saying no cancer cases Sri Lanka from asbestos exposure accoring to the Asbestos Industrialist Mascon.

]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:15:58 UTC 5189462 mr mike fromowitz [Signature #89] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5160643?utm_medium=rss The world knows that Asbestos kills.
Why do we still use it?

]]> Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:59:16 UTC 5160643 Mrs Dalrene De Silva [Signature #88] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5160243?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:01:32 UTC 5160243 Mrs Dal De Silva [Signature #87] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5159983?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:09:17 UTC 5159983 Mr Priyan Herath [Signature #86] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/5159891?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:39:51 UTC 5159891 Dr Thilak Kumara Mudalige [Signature #85] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4947227?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:17:23 UTC 4947227 Mrs Jacqueline Mouton [Signature #84] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4696626?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:13:09 UTC 4696626 Mrs Audrey Pollard [Signature #83] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4650905?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Dec 2008 05:25:57 UTC 4650905 MS Josefa Poustchi [Signature #82] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4541188?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:51:10 UTC 4541188 Mr indeewara jayasinghe [Signature #81] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4527377?utm_medium=rss in our third world countries governments have little concern about peoples safety , ministers are kept happy by lumpsum given by asbestos producing comapnies ,innocent people have to pay the price

]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:50:47 UTC 4527377 Mr Patrick Harrigan [Signature #80] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4352558?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:45:02 UTC 4352558 Ms Penelope Anderson [Signature #79] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4310201?utm_medium=rss Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:36:20 UTC 4310201 Ms Kathleen Harriott [Signature #78] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4222691?utm_medium=rss It makes sense!

]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:07:02 UTC 4222691 Ms Anonymous [Signature #77] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4189477?utm_medium=rss Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:49:27 UTC 4189477 Mrs Mimi Maskorala [Signature #76] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4188445?utm_medium=rss about time

]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:11:38 UTC 4188445 Mr Dickmadugoda Sujith [Signature #75] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4185882?utm_medium=rss Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:55:19 UTC 4185882 Mr. Rehan Kulatilake [Signature #74] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4165037?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:27:20 UTC 4165037 Mrs. Carolin Shining [Signature #73] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4148635?utm_medium=rss Asbestos kills -- all forms, types and colors. Please let's get rid of this now!

]]> Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:30:58 UTC 4148635 ms Aimee Douziech [Signature #72] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4142672?utm_medium=rss It's disgraceful that Canada exports asbestos to all these other countries. I'm extremely disappointed in this country about this situation. A change is severely needed. Thanks for this petition.

]]> Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:15:37 UTC 4142672 Mr. PRASAD HETTIARACHCHI [Signature #71] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4135339?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:52:01 UTC 4135339 Mr Nalin Chandrasekara [Signature #70] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4135290?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:32:08 UTC 4135290 Ms Jessica Anderson [Signature #69] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4134987?utm_medium=rss I lost my father to Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 2 years ago today. This is a horrible disease which can be prevented. Please support the ban on asbestos!

]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:17:35 UTC 4134987 ms evvey diakoumi [Signature #68] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4129329?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:55:49 UTC 4129329 Miss Lucy Fry [Signature #67] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4124676?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Sep 2008 04:22:47 UTC 4124676 Mr Neville de Silva [Signature #66] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4124564?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Sep 2008 04:08:28 UTC 4124564 miss jay de alwis [Signature #65] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4123283?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Sep 2008 01:46:51 UTC 4123283 Miss Jennifer Sargent [Signature #64] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4122153?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Sep 2008 11:28:57 UTC 4122153 Mrs Rhonda Ginn [Signature #63] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4121826?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Sep 2008 10:51:08 UTC 4121826 Mr Dallas Martenstyn [Signature #62] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4118203?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:12:31 UTC 4118203 Miss Eloise Crowley [Signature #61] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4110737?utm_medium=rss Mon, 8 Sep 2008 07:05:35 UTC 4110737 Mrs Debra Frederiksen [Signature #60] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4108862?utm_medium=rss Sun, 7 Sep 2008 09:19:26 UTC 4108862 Ms. Anonymous [Signature #59] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4108095?utm_medium=rss Sun, 7 Sep 2008 06:11:49 UTC 4108095 mISS Denise Jardine [Signature #58] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4107395?utm_medium=rss Sun, 7 Sep 2008 03:19:47 UTC 4107395 Ms Nona Chen [Signature #57] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4107308?utm_medium=rss Sun, 7 Sep 2008 03:03:38 UTC 4107308 MRS SUSAN SALT [Signature #56] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4106654?utm_medium=rss Sun, 7 Sep 2008 12:58:09 UTC 4106654 Ms. Justine Surico [Signature #55] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4105757?utm_medium=rss Sun, 7 Sep 2008 09:45:46 UTC 4105757 MS JENNIFER VALENTINE [Signature #54] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4105500?utm_medium=rss Sun, 7 Sep 2008 08:52:05 UTC 4105500 Ms. Nisha Patel [Signature #53] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4105487?utm_medium=rss Sun, 7 Sep 2008 08:49:16 UTC 4105487 Ms Mary Kwon [Signature #52] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4105430?utm_medium=rss Sun, 7 Sep 2008 08:36:27 UTC 4105430 Ms Anonymous [Signature #51] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4105131?utm_medium=rss Sun, 7 Sep 2008 07:07:34 UTC 4105131 Mrs S Wood [Signature #50] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4104736?utm_medium=rss My husband died of peritoneal AND pleural mesothelioma. This is an awful disease. There should be a total BAN on Asbestos and other Asbestos related cancer causing products.

]]> Sun, 7 Sep 2008 04:32:45 UTC 4104736 Miss Tina Harvey [Signature #49] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4104734?utm_medium=rss Asbestos killed my Mum, she died of Mesothelioma....ban it now

]]> Sun, 7 Sep 2008 04:32:05 UTC 4104734 Mrs Tracey Steele [Signature #48] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4104681?utm_medium=rss Please let's ban this, it is deadly..
I have lost 2 close member's of my family to Mesothelioma..
It is a horrible painful way to go.. :o(

RIP dad
RIP Bill

]]> Sun, 7 Sep 2008 04:01:26 UTC 4104681 Mr. Michael Austin [Signature #47] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4104039?utm_medium=rss Sat, 6 Sep 2008 10:52:58 UTC 4104039 ms marisa allard [Signature #46] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4104013?utm_medium=rss Sat, 6 Sep 2008 10:43:05 UTC 4104013 Ms Halli Farber [Signature #45] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4103890?utm_medium=rss Sat, 6 Sep 2008 10:08:10 UTC 4103890 Mr. Matt Winick [Signature #44] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4103839?utm_medium=rss Mesothelioma is a devastating cancer that has a horrible prognosis. It is a cancer that CAN be prevented!! Ban Asbestos and there will be no more of this cancer in the future.

]]> Sat, 6 Sep 2008 09:52:30 UTC 4103839 Ms Bernardine Mead [Signature #43] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4091167?utm_medium=rss Fri, 5 Sep 2008 01:34:29 UTC 4091167 ms sandrine ramdane [Signature #42] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4090678?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:30:18 UTC 4090678 Mr. Jayesh H [Signature #41] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4077832?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Sep 2008 06:13:44 UTC 4077832 Mr Ravi Jobsz [Signature #40] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4077247?utm_medium=rss Wed, 3 Sep 2008 02:30:16 UTC 4077247 Mr Char Noonan [Signature #39] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4075738?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Sep 2008 04:11:35 UTC 4075738 Mr. Amrik Jayewardene [Signature #38] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4072391?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Sep 2008 11:18:20 UTC 4072391 mrs marguerite chamberlain [Signature #37] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4072284?utm_medium=rss i agre to the ban of all asbestos substances from human populations!

]]> Mon, 1 Sep 2008 10:18:47 UTC 4072284 Mr. avram miller [Signature #36] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4072063?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Sep 2008 08:35:20 UTC 4072063 Ms Vivimarie VanderPoorten [Signature #35] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4070343?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Sep 2008 11:13:08 UTC 4070343 miss sandra clarke [Signature #34] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4068973?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Sep 2008 04:27:36 UTC 4068973 Mr Brian Claessen [Signature #33] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4067094?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:25:43 UTC 4067094 Ms Rochelle Croom [Signature #32] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4065887?utm_medium=rss I find this report daming of the countires which are still being told untruths about the danger of using asbestos. When I was nursing some 30 years ago we were told about shepherds lung. And yet in 2008 it is still being used in developing countries like Sri-Lanka. As a Sri-Lankan my self I find this neglegent and inexcusable.

]]> Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:08:41 UTC 4065887 Ms UDAYANGANI LIYANAARACHCHI [Signature #31] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4065768?utm_medium=rss Lets prevent the mankind from bad causes of asbestos

]]> Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:44:30 UTC 4065768 Mrs. Sharmini Serasinghe [Signature #30] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4065445?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:19:28 UTC 4065445 Mr Jagath Wickramanayake [Signature #29] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4065413?utm_medium=rss Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:54:25 UTC 4065413 Mr Mario Joseph [Signature #28] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4064185?utm_medium=rss Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:49:42 UTC 4064185 ms. elisabeth drieberg [Signature #27] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4063840?utm_medium=rss Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:03:47 UTC 4063840 Mr Steve Ferdinand [Signature #26] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/4063728?utm_medium=rss We strongly support this and in era when there are so many cheaper and better alternatives Sri Lanka should be more pro-active in regulating what we use in our day to day living. The excuse of we are a poor state and can't afford has to stop. We are not poor, we simply spend our resources and energy mainly in damn war, instead of been spent on the welfare of the people. As a nation if we simply have to say NO and force the gov to regulate legislature.

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