Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #25

Published in April 28th, 2021

Chattogram, May 30th 2020

Platform News – NGOs distribute emergency food to shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh

Thanks to the financial support received via donations, we managed to distribute food and personal protective equipment items to 130 shipbreaking workers’ families.

Brussels, Jul 04th 2023

Press Release – NGOs warn that Hong Kong Convention will fail to ensure sustainable ship recycling

Treaty to continue toxic business-as-usual on the  Beaches of South Asia while undermining efforts for reform.

Brussels, Apr 15th 2020

Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #21

There were a total of 166 ships broken in the first quarter of 2020. Of these, 126 ships were sold to the beaches of South Asia for dirty and dangerous breaking.

Aliağa, Feb 16th 2022

Press Release – Ship recycling workers’ protest shakes Aliaga

Around 1500 workers are claiming that they do not earn enough money.

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Brussels, May 31st 2021

Press Release – Pakistani workers poisoned during scrapping of infamous mercury-laden tanker

The tanker J. NAT has been beached on the shipbreaking shores of Gadani, Pakistan despite clear warnings by Interpol and international civil society groups that the vessel contains high levels of toxics.

Sep 17th 2024

Bangladesh: shipping firms profit from labour abuse

A new report released by Human Rights Watch and the NGO Shipbreaking Platform uncovers the human and environmental costs of shipbreaking in Bangladesh.

Aliaga, Feb 09th 2021

Press Release – Turkish EU-listed yards shaken by two fatal accidents

In the last four months, the Turkish ship recycling industry has been hit by two serious accidents.

Feb 12th 2025

The Toxic Tide – 2024 Shipbreaking Records

2024 shipbreaking records: most shipping companies continue to opt for the highest price at the worst scrapping yards.