THE TOXIC TIDE
The shipping industry continues to exploit workers and the environment for profit
According to new data released today by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, 321 vessels were dismantled globally in 2025, of which 214 ended up in South Asia. Bangladesh and India remain the shipping industry’s first choices for scrapping, despite the documented grave consequences beaching ships has on workers, local communities and fragile coastal ecosystems.
Eleven workers lost their lives in South Asia in 2025, with at least another sixty-two workers injured due to unsafe working practices.
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