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Shipbreaking deaths fall sharply in 2025, but accidents remain widespread: BILS
22 Dec 2025 16:57 GMT
Worker fatalities in Bangladesh's shipbreaking sector dropped to … frontline manual workers in shipbreaking yards.
Serious accidents … and deaths in the shipbreaking industry.
Tapan Dutta, … convener of the Shipbreaking Workers Trade Union Forum …
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India’s Alang ship-breaking yard faces sharp decline
19 Dec 2025 07:04 GMT
… decade. Of the 153 ship-breaking plots developed along its 10 … , while competing yards in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Türkiye saw … Convention (HKC) in 2019, ship-breaking yards were required to invest … compared with $540–550 in Bangladesh and $525–530 in Pakistan …
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Op-Ed: Bangladesh Can Redefine the Standards for Ship Recycling
15 Dec 2025 09:35 GMT
… . More importantly, Bangladesh possessed significant diplomatic … Pakistan, though active in shipbreaking, lacked specialized legislation, … technologies. Third, Bangladesh must actively negotiate … confidence. Finally, Bangladesh should coordinate regionally …
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Alang’s Ship-Breaking Industry Faces Decline
15 Dec 2025 08:47 GMT
… this decline extend beyond the ship-breaking industry, impacting local businesses that … compete with neighboring countries like Bangladesh and Pakistan, where shipowners are … that once thrived on the ship-breaking ecosystem are now struggling. Shops …
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Shipbreaking workers' union demand Tk 36,000 minimum wage
13 Dec 2025 12:03 GMT
Shipbreaking workers have demanded a minimum … working conditions in one of Bangladesh's riskiest industries.
The … press conference organised by the Shipbreaking Workers' Trade Union Forum …
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US Embassy team visits Chattogram shipbreaking yard to explore investment prospects
07 Dec 2025 17:11 GMT
… Dhaka visited a major shipbreaking yard in Chattogram… earlier perception of Bangladesh's shipbreaking industry had changed, … Department. Leaders of the Bangladesh Ship Breakers and Recyclers … firms to further modernise Bangladesh's ship recycling …
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Worker's death at 'green-certified' shipbreaking yard at Sitakunda sparks police suspicion, conflicting accounts from authorities
25 Nov 2025 14:10 GMT
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The incident occurred at Jamuna Ship Breaking Yard in Shitalpur, which received … Centre and coordinator at the Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies, said … stricter enforcement of workplace safety.
Shipbreaking industry expert Mohammad Ali Shahin …
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The emergence of the shadow shipbreaking market
26 Nov 2025 07:38 GMT
… Southeast Asia, where the shipbreaking industry is notoriously unsafe. … Bangladesh — the latter is the world’s most popular shipbreaking … . According to the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, last year, 15 … pass. Instead, a shadow shipbreaking market is emerging.
Open …
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Bangladesh allows unions with min 20 workers; industry rejects move
20 Nov 2025 06:27 GMT
… trade union earlier.
Bangladesh recently issued a gazette … rejected the ordinance.
The Bangladesh Labour (Amendment) Ordinance, … to international standards,” the Bangladesh Labour Foundation (BLF) … days. The high-risk shipbreaking sector is now explicitly …
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Maritime Education Crisis Threatens Bangladesh’s Trade
22 Oct 2025 16:18 GMT
… (CBoBS) at Independent University, Bangladesh, a critical analysis revealed a … misrepresented. Many developing nations, including Bangladesh, subsidize port expenses, leading … solely bulk carriers.
14 ship-breaking yards receive green shipyard certificates …