Cambodia To Completely Ban Asbestos In 2025

Phnom Penh, November 08, 2023 --

The Royal Government of Cambodia has firmly decided to prohibit asbestos completely in 2025.

The commitment derives from a recent discussion workshop chaired by the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, H.E. Dr. Huy Hansong.

Mr. Andreas Zurbrugg, Deputy Ambassador at the Australian Embassy to Cambodia, and Mr. Ariga Yasuo, Director of the Japan Occupational Safety and Health Project of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), were also the dignitaries at the workshop held in cooperation with Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA.

According to APHEDA, in a recent post on its official Facebook page, the prohibition is a helpful step to protect asbestos-caused deaths among workers in Cambodia as well as Asia at large.

Asbestos is a group of naturally occurring fibrous minerals that are resistant to heat and corrosion, and it can increase the risk of several serious diseases, including lung cancer, among workers working around it.