WHERE SHIPS GO TO DIE, AND THE WORKERS WHO DISMANTLE THEM - The harrowing plight of the ship breakers of Bangladesh

The sad beauty of National Geographic incredible images cast a light on the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, where workers face death and injury from accidents and environmental hazards for just a few dollars a day.

 

Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard is the largest of its type in the world. Around 80 active ship breaking yards line an eight-mile stretch of the coast, employing more than 200,000 Bangladeshis and accounting for half of all the steel in Bangladesh.

 

Ship breaking is the dismantling of ships for scrap recycling. Most ships have a lifespan of a 25-30 years before there is so much wear that repair becomes uneconomical, but the rising cost to insure and maintain aging vessels can make even younger vessels unprofitable to operate.

 

Read more, see pictures and video

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2610478/The-wages-fear-The-harrowing-plight-ship-breakers-Bangladesh-one-dangerous-jobs-world.html

 

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