Petition calling for compensation for Asbestos victims

More than 900 people have signed a petition calling for automatic compensation to be given to those who may have been diagnosed with mesothelioma.

The disease which is caused from inhaling deadly asbestos fibres is thought to kill three people a year on the island.

In the UK a person diagnosed with the disease is automatically entitled to access a compensation scheme but this is not the case in Jersey.

There have been ongoing calls to Jersey's government to make sure that public owned properties are made safe from the deadly material.

Mesothelioma is thought to not have any viable treatment and no cure.

If the petition receives 1000 signatures or more then it will be Ministers in Jersey's States will have to respond to it.