Berne Convention (1906)
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The Berne Convention of 1906 is an international treaty negotiated in Bern in Switzerland which prohibits the use of white (yellow) phosphorus in the manufacture of matches. The treaty also prohibits the import and sale of such matches.
The background to the treaty was the extensive medical problems such as Phossy jaw facing workers in match production. In 1925 Edward J. Phelan, future Director General of the International Labour Organisation, stated that the establishment of the ILO, " may in one sense be traced to the Berne Convention of 1906", partly as a result of lobbying by the International Association for Labour Legislation.[1]
See also
Literature
- John Emsley, The Shocking History of Phosphorus: A Biography of the Devil’s Element (2000) Macmillan Publishers, Ltd.: London, England ISBN 0-471-39455-6
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References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- ↑ International Labour Office (2009). Edward Phelan and the ILO: the life and views of an international social actor. Geneva: International Labour Office. p. 17. ISBN 9789221219835.
