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| MK_SHIPBREAK_001 Bangladesh shipbreakers have beached toxic ships for scrapping on the Chittagong coast for the last 30 years, according to the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, a global coalition of environmental, human and labor rights non-governmental organizations working for safe and clean ship recycling. «It is a clear violation of the 2009 High Court order that stated that no ship could be beached without an environmental clearance certificate that guarantees that they are free of all in-built toxic materials» explains Rizwana Hasan, Goldman Prize winner and Exectutive Director of Platform member, Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Asssoication (BELA).
The work is done on or around the beach by unskilled labourers who travel from the poorest parts to work for a pittance, largely without any protection. The sites see asbestos thrown freely about, the dust filling the air and the toxic smoke from metal cutting drifts amongst the workers. Heavy metals run freely into the sand along with the waste lubricants to pollute the beach and sea. Although there are safer and cleaner methods for recycling ships, cash buyers continue to sell their vessels to the poorest countries of South Asia to gain maximum profit.
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