The New Indian Express reveals that conditions for the shipbreaking workers at the beach of Alang, India, have not improved.

630 ocean-going commercial ships and offshore units were sold to the scrap yards in 2020. Of these vessels, 446 were broken down on South Asian beaches, amounting to near 90% of the gross tonnage dismantled globally.

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Two separate accidents took place at well-known scrapping yards that have applied to be included in the EU list of approved ship recycling facilities.