Ship Breaking: Bangladesh accounts for half the world's total
Bangladesh scrapped nearly half of the ships scrapped worldwide over the last quarter, according to a report by NGO Shipbreaking Platform.
Source: thedailystar.net
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Trading Lives for Profit
The 90-page report, “Trading Lives for Profit: How the Shipping Industry Circumvents Regulations to Scrap Toxic Ships on Bangladesh’s Beaches” finds that Bangladeshi shipbreaking yards often take shortcuts on safety measures, dump toxic waste directly onto the beach and the surrounding environment, and deny workers living wages, rest, or compensation in case of injuries. The report reveals an entire network used by shipowners to circumvent international regulations prohibiting the export of ships to facilities like those in Bangladesh that do not have adequate environmental or labor prot...
Source: hrw.org
BANGLADESH In Bangladesh, life expectancy for shipbreakers is 20 years less than average
A Human Rights Watch report highlights the conditions young workers face scrapping ships, one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Scrapping yards employ children as young as 13, violating international standards, polluting the sea, and covering beaches with toxic waste.
Source: asianews.it
Bangladesh's profitable shipbreaking industry: unprotected workers, polluted beaches and disregarded laws | International
More than 80% of European and East and Southeast Asian ships end up being dismantled on three Asian beaches to save costs, evading international regulations, in a process that is dangerous for the people and the environment, denounces Human Rights Watch
Source: elpais.com