The High Court issued four directives on Thursday
asking the government to ensure healthy atmosphere for workers and prevent loss
of lives at shipbreaking yards.
In response to a writ petition, the court ordered
the Department of Explosives to turn in gas free certificates it has issued in
favour of 4 shipyards where 8 workers died while working.
The shipyards are –
- Fortune Shipyard,
- SRS Shipyard,
- RK Shipyard and
- Jiri Subedar
Shipyard.
A two-judge panel asked the environment and forests
ministry to submit a report on whether a
high-powered technical sub-committee is being operated as per the court’s
directives.
The judges ordered the director (enforcement) of
the Department of Environment to submit a report
identifying the causes behind the explosions in the four yards that killed and
injured workers.
They directed the Chief Inspector (factory) to submit a report on whether the family members of the
deceased workers received adequate compensation.
Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Justice
Jahangir Hossain came up with the directives following the petition by
Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (Bela).
The bench however did not mention any specific time
limit for complying with the directives.
Source: The Daily Star. 27 October 2011
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=33256
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