Steve McCartney, State Secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) in Western Australia, shared his firsthand experience of negotiating a just transition for workers impacted by the planned closure of coal operations in the town of Collie, which is due to wind down by 2030.

Binawan University and LION Indonesia, a partner organisation in the campaign has developed Indonesia’s first training modules on asbestos prevention and safety for humanitarian workers responding in disaster zones.

Half of Jakarta’s 10.7 million homes are made with asbestos. Either side of the 550 kilometres of railway east to Yogyakarta in Central Java, asbestos roofing flashes past. People use the roofing to dry their prawn crackers and clothing.

Phillip Hazelton, senior advisor to Union Aid Abroad (APHEDA), speaks with ABC on the asbestos industry's court case against Indonesian campaigners.

Asbestos manufacturers in Indonesia sued asbestos-ban campaigners for massive damages simply because they wanted workers to know the deadly consequences of asbestos. However, the court ruled against them.