ACTU Media Release – The Race to Commercialise Nanotechnology Leaves Workers’ Health and Safety at the Starting Block: ACTU

Media Release - September 19, 2007

The Race to Commercialise Nanotechnology Leaves Workers’ Health and Safety at the Starting Block: ACTU

Today the Australian Council of Trade Unions joined an international coalition of civil society, public interest, environmental and labour organisations in signing the Declaration on the Principles for the Oversight of Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterial.

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ICTA Principles for Nanotechnologies

ACTU Media Release 19.9.07

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