Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #30
Published in August 30th, 2022
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Nicola Mulinaris
Senior Communication and Policy Advisor
Brussels, Mar 18th 2020
Press Release – BBC exposes dirty and dangerous scrapping of oil and gas units in India
A BBC Disclosure production released this week reveals the harm caused by shipbreaking activities in Alang, India.
... Read More 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.
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Brussels, Dec 02nd 2024
Press Release – MSC urged to align its operations with international environmental and labour rights standards and stop dumping its toxic waste on South Asian beaches
In the last six months only, MSC scrapped 9 ships on the beach of Alang in India – 27 in the last two years,
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Bergen, Mar 23rd 2022
Press Release – Appeal Court confirms prison sentence for Norwegian ship owner
According to the Appeal Court, having sold the vessel to a middle man and not directly to a beaching yard does not provide for exempting the ship owner from being held liable for having committed an environmental crime.
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