At any one time, at the Gadani ship breaking yards, just west of the Pakistani city of Karachi, up to 15,000 workers are employed to dismantle ships from all over the world. These workers are mostly employed as casuals, do not have access to any prescribed safety measures, regular transport, housing or even clean drinking water facilities. In the last ten months alone, 25 workers have been killed in industrial accidents with hundreds more injured. Local unions are trying to organise these workers. Last year a major strike shut the site for weeks.
At any one time, at the Gadani ship breaking yards, just west of the Pakistani city of Karachi, up to 15,000 workers are employed to dismantle ships from all over the world. These workers are mostly employed as casuals, do not have access to any prescribed safety measures, regular transport, housing or even clean drinking water facilities. In the last ten months alone, 25 workers have been killed in industrial accidents with hundreds more injured. Local unions are trying to organise these workers. Last year a major strike shut the site for weeks.
