We are shocked at the recent deaths of two workers at the shipbreaking yards in Sitakunda. Unsafe Working Condition in Ship-Breaking Yards / 15 workers killed this year At least 15 workers were ...

Minimum wages for the ship-breaking workers are still to be implemented although almost two years have passed since the government published a gazette notification in this regard. Published on ...

Bangladesh remained the global shipping industry’s first choice for scrapping vessels in 2024, even though the overall import ...

His criticism isn’t reserved just for Bangladeshi ship-breakers. “In the West you don’t let people pollute your countries by breaking up ships on your beaches. Why is it OK for poor workers ...

The guidelines also ensure that before workers begin the process of dismantling a ship, all potentially dangerous materials, including any toxic or flammable gases and liquids, are removed. This ...

Kamil Önal: Welcome to the Aliaga ship-breaking facility. Narrator: Because of the pandemic, Carnival, Costa, and Pullmantur cruise lines have all sent ships to western Turkey for demolition.

A Louisiana-based ship builder agreed to pay $1 million to settle allegations that it knowingly billed the U.S. Coast Guard for work done by workers who were not eligible to work in the United States.