Platform publishes South Asia Quarterly Update #34
Published in August 14th, 2023
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Nicola Mulinaris
Senior Communication and Policy Advisor
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.
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Brussels, Jun 27th 2016
Platform News – Surge of fatal accidents in Chittagong
At least five shipbreaking workers have been killed and five more severely injured in a series of fatal accidents in Bangladesh in one month only. On… Read More
Brussels, Apr 04th 2016
Platform News – Violence reaches new level: shipbreaking yard’s private security personnel fire shots and injure seven people
In the morning of 28 March, shipbreaking worker Sumon was killed on a private road inside Kabir Steel yard located North of Bangladesh’s major port city, Chittagong…. Read More
Brussels, Jun 15th 2017
Press Release – Brazilian government asked to stop dumping toxic ships on South Asian beaches
The Brazilian CONTTMAF trade union federation and its member SINDMAR [1] have recently criticized the shipbreaking practices of Transpetro, the oil and gas transportation subsidiary of… Read More
