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Thailand is preparing to make a significant impact in the electric vehicle (EV) sector. The country is focusing on developing its EV industry and is expected to become a major player in this field.
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...
Clean shipbreaking advocates warn that the newly-ratified Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships could ultimat...
5 July 2023, Quezon City. As the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. nears, the EcoWaste Coalition urged the
8 June 2023, Quezon City. Environmental health and justice groups lauded the Government of Thailand for joining the global efforts to control unwanted