Shipyard workers in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh face daily hazards due to the appalling conditions at their workplaces. In Bangladesh, the government recently ordered the closure of two illegal shipbreaking yards because they were operating in protected lands. The fate of the workers in these workplaces is unknown. In another development, activists are targeting Singaporean ship owners for their practice of dumping their old ships in these yards in the sub-continent.
Shipyard workers in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh face daily hazards due to the appalling conditions at their workplaces. In Bangladesh, the government recently ordered the closure of two illegal shipbreaking yards because they were operating in protected lands. The fate of the workers in these workplaces is unknown. In another development, activists are targeting Singaporean ship owners for their practice of dumping their old ships in these yards in the sub-continent.
