Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #39

Published in October 27th, 2024

In this quarterly publication, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform informs about the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Providing an overview of accidents that took place on the beaches of South Asia and recent on-the-ground developments, including our activities, we aim to inform the public about the negative impacts of substandard shipbreaking practices as well as positive steps aimed at the realisation of environmental justice and the protection of workers’ rights.

One session in this Update focuses specifically on the severe challenges shipbreaking workers encounter regarding their freedom of speech and association.

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, Oct 27th 2025

Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #43

Fifteen workers suffered an accident on South Asian beaches in the third quarter of 2025.

Brussels, Dec 06th 2017

Press Release – Surge in number of accidents in Bangladesh shipbreaking yards

UPDATE PHP shipbreaking yard informed the Platform on 26 January 2018 of the following: The death of worker Harun Rashid, whose body was found in a… Read More

Brussels, Jan 28th 2025

Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #40

Seven workers suffered an accident on South Asian beaches in the last quarter of 2024.

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Brussels, Jan 21st 2016

Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #8

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform publishes today the eighth South Asia Quarterly Update, a briefing paper in which it informs about the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, India and… Read More

Dhaka, Sep 28th 2023

Press Release – Bangladesh: shipping firms profit from labour abuse

New report reveals network used by shipowners and shipbreaking yards to circumvent international laws prohibiting the dumping of end-of-life ships on South Asian beaches.

Brussels, Mar 31st 2025

Press Release – Stop South Korea’s toxic ship dumping

South Korean shipping companies continue to fuel environmental and human rights violations by offloading their end-of-life vessels on the beaches of South Asia for scrapping. Since 2020,… Read More

Brussels, Jan 30th 2020

Press Release – Clemenceau’s sister ship heading for the scrapyard

The São Paulo, as the Clemenceau, contains large amounts of hazardous substances within its structure.