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Turning the tide: Bangladesh shipbreaking sheds hazardous past for green future
26 Jun 2025 19:38 GMT
… , and tragic accidents, Bangladesh's shipbreaking industry has achieved a … blow in 2015 when PHP Ship-Breaking and Recycling Industry adopted international … unless sustainable development in Bangladesh's shipbreaking industry is ensured, particularly …
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ILO seeks to map gaps in Pakistan’s shipbreaking sector in the wake of HKC
30 Jun 2025 12:11 GMT
… Pakistan.
Illustration; NGO Shipbreaking Platform 2014
According to … gender inclusion and the shipbreaking/ship recycling … hazardous waste management in shipbreaking, particularly at the … Bangladesh.
In fact, according to Belgium-based NGO Shipbreaking …
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Bangladesh: Ship breakers keep their yards shut for 9th day
24 Jun 2025 22:58 GMT
… Chowdhury, a senior consultant of Bangladesh Ship Breakers Association said: “It … are beached at the yards.
Bangladesh has more than 250 re … tonnes of steel a year.
Ship breaking industry supply around 2.0 …
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Bangladesh celebrates Green Factory Award 2025 recipients for sustainable industrial practices
24 Jun 2025 10:44 GMT
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The prestigious award highlights Bangladesh’s growing emphasis on eco … leather, pharmaceuticals, food processing, steel, ship-breaking, and more, reflecting a broad … compliance, safety, and sustainability across Bangladesh’s industrial landscape.
The Green …
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Bangladeshi workers risk lives in shipbreaking yards
20 Jun 2025 23:43 GMT
… to the NGO coalition Shipbreaking Platform. Most of the … injured in the shipbreaking yards of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan … and working conditions in Bangladesh yards annoys its managing … compliant with the convention. Shipbreaking Platform said it was …
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Ship breaking employs estimated 50,000 people in Bangladesh
22 May 2025 03:13 GMT
Ship breaking, the process of dismantling decommissioned … , is a major industry in Bangladesh. It employs about 50,000 …
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Shipbreaking yard on a beach in Bangladesh
18 Jun 2025 10:26 GMT
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Rain showers this morning with some sunshine during the afternoon hours. High around 85F. Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%..
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Bangladesh and US discuss labour cooperation and workers’ rights at Geneva meeting
12 Jun 2025 12:15 GMT
… , and enhancing working conditions throughout Bangladesh.
The Government’s commitment to … such as ready-made garments, ship-breaking, and construction.
Additionally, Dr. Sakhawat … population and the growth of Bangladesh’s ICT sector, creating significant …
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How India’s shipbreaking industry is ceding ground to its rivals
24 May 2025 15:24 GMT
… (EU-SRR) compliance, Bangladesh continues to rely on low … enforcement. In effect, Bangladesh is leveraging regulatory arbitrage … economic benefits, and anchors shipbreaking in India’s broader blue … or the vaccine rollout. Shipbreaking, leaner in scale, demands …
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NO SCRAP LEFT BEHIND: How Bhatiari’s ship graveyard still furnishes homes across Bangladesh
14 May 2025 19:40 GMT
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However, the commercial journey of ship breaking officially started in 1974 with … beginning of the commercial ship-breaking industry in Bangladesh.
From the 1980s, … the industry gradually gained momentum. Today, ship-breaking …