Marat Unclaimed

Marat is an organization standing for Marela Asbestos Rehabilitation and training; committed to serve various communities in South Africa towards the Rehabilitation of Asbestos sufferers, awareness, and education of the population as well as advocacy for the victims

1906 when the autopsy of an asbestos worker revealed lung fibrosis. As early as 1908 insurance companies began decreasing policies and benefits for asbestos workers. Metropolitan Life increased the premiums for such workers. In 1928 Cook identified the effects of asbestos in the lungs as asbestosis. In 1929 a coroner called for public enquiry after the death of an employee. By 1935 physicians were beginning to notice that some patients who had asbestosis also were victims of lung cancer.