Trading Lives for Profit How the Shipping Industry Circumvents Regulations to Scrap Toxic Ships on Bangladesh’s Beaches
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 28 Sep 2023
Ubicación: Bangladés
Empresas
Arefin Enterprise - Employer , Tide Line - ClientOtro
Not Reported ( Astilleros, navegación, limpieza de barcos ) - Other Value Chain EntityAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Bangladés , Astilleros, navegación, limpieza de barcos , Gender not reported )Temas
Lesiones/Heridas , Occupational Health & Safety , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Journalists
Link externo para respuesta (Más información)
Medidas adoptadas: Arefin Enterprise paid for Biplob’s 8-day emergency treatment and about US$160 in compensation—far less than the nearly $2,000 he was owed under Bangladesh law. But Biplob said the owner of the Max should also be held responsible.
Tipo de fuente: NGO
...Many European shipping companies are knowingly sending their end-of-life ships for scrap in dangerous and polluting yards in Bangladesh, Human Rights Watch and the NGO Shipbreaking Platform said in a report released today.
The 90-page report, “Trading Lives for Profit: How the Shipping Industry Circumvents Regulations to Scrap Toxic Ships on Bangladesh’s Beaches” finds that Bangladeshi shipbreaking yards often take shortcuts on safety measures, dump toxic waste directly onto the beach and the surrounding environment, and deny workers living wages, rest, or compensation in case of injuries. The report reveals an entire network used by shipowners to circumvent international regulations prohibiting the export of ships to facilities like those in Bangladesh that do not have adequate environmental or labor protections…
The report draws on interviews with 45 shipbreaking workers and workers’ relatives and 10 doctors and experts on ship recycling and Bangladesh environmental and labor laws, as well as analysis of public shipping databases, company financial reports and websites, Bangladesh maritime import records, and leaked import certificates. Human Rights Watch wrote to 21 companies seeking a response to our findings, including shipbreaking yards, shipping companies, flag registries, and cash buyers as well as the International Maritime Organization and four Bangladeshi government agencies...