MARITIME companies in Europe are ditching their old ships for scrap on Bangladeshi beaches in dangerous conditions that have killed those working on them, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said last Thursday (28). Bangladesh’s southeastern Sitakunda beaches have emerged as one of the world’s largest shipbreaking yards. It has fuelled the south Asian country’s booming construction
European maritime companies are ditching their old ships for scrap on Bangladeshi beaches in dangerous and polluting conditions that have killed workers pulling them apart, Human Rights Watch said Thursday."Companies scrapping ships in Bangladesh's dangerous and polluting yards are making a profit at the expense of Bangladeshi lives and the environment," said HRW researcher Julia Bleckner.
European maritime companies are ditching their old ships for scrap on Bangladeshi beaches in dangerous and polluting conditions that have killed workers pulling them apart, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
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