Political agreement on a directive strengthening the protection of workers against asbestos is expected to occur during the Employment and Social Policy council on Monday. Alarming data by the British Journal of Cancer (1997) reveals that about 500,000 people from Western Europe alone, will die of conditions associated with asbestos over the next 35 years. The Council is also expected to agree on the extension of social security rights to non-EU nationals legally residing in the EU.
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