Ship Breaking in Bangladesh
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From 1997 YPSA tries to obtain improved working conditions at shipbreaking yards of Chittagong, Bangladesh. YPSA organized social campaign program to raise the voice of the mass people about ensuring of the workers’ rights and save the environment and ecology from the pollution that generated from the unsafe and uncontrolled ship breaking practices. YPSA also implementing regular policy advocacy to influence the policy makers for taking necessary measures and formulate policy and strategy to conduct ship breaking in a safe and environment friendly way. Read more
YPSA organized a Human Chain at Chittagong Press club premises on 13 July in protest of the incidents of uprooting almost 15,000 trees in Sitakund costal area. Read Newspaper report
Picture of the Demonstration Program on protest the IMO Ship Recycling Convention in Hong Kong May 2009.
Death Trap!
26 shipbreaking workers killed in accidents last year
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14 workers killed in the year of 2008
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Chittagong breakers reopen
A source at a shipping agency handling ships for scrapping told Fairplay that the breakers gave an ultimatum that they would shut the yards again if the government fails to cancel altogether an order mandating tougher pollution rules on what ships can be accepted for recycling. Read more
UK sending ships to deadly scrapyards in Bangladesh
Workers are dying in conditions described as 'hell on earth' yet the west's shipping industry continues sending ships to the country for disposal Read more
NGOs applaud Bangladesh stance on recycling
Non-governmental organisations (NGO) have applauded Bangladesh for implementing a High Court Order banning toxic ships from entering the country to be recycled.
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UK sending ships to scrap yards in Bangladesh
According to an Ecologist investigation, UK companies are among those using loopholes in European and international law to sell ships to Bangladesh scrap yards with little or no safety regulations. Read more
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