The shipbreaking business around the world is a global industry where costs are pared to the bare minimum at the expense of workers’ health and safety. This week another 4 workers were killed at the shipyards in Chittagong, Bangladesh when a gas cylinder exploded. Many others were left badly injured. These deaths are only the latest in a long line of dead and injured workers which is a demonstration of the criminal negligence of employers. Only through the building of independent unions will workers be able to have a safe working environment and a living wage.
The shipbreaking business around the world is a global industry where costs are pared to the bare minimum at the expense of workers’ health and safety. This week another 4 workers were killed at the shipyards in Chittagong, Bangladesh when a gas cylinder exploded. Many others were left badly injured. These deaths are only the latest in a long line of dead and injured workers which is a demonstration of the criminal negligence of employers. Only through the building of independent unions will workers be able to have a safe working environment and a living wage.
