Brussels, 10 June 2015 –
The NGO Shipbreaking Platform, a global coalition of 19 environmental, human
rights and labour rights organisations campaigning for safe, clean and just
ship recycling worldwide, came together for its annual general meeting last week
in Izmir, Turkey. Members and representatives from organisations based in
Europe and South Asia, where the largest shipbreaking countries are located,
participated in the meeting. Moreover, external experts such as prominent
lawyers and labour rights activists joined the meeting in order to discuss the
current situation of the global ship recycling industry.
The Platform visited the
ship recycling yards located in Aliaga, Turkey. In light of the discussions
surrounding the application of yards to become approved under the EU Ship
Recycling Regulation, the Platform will issue a briefing paper on ship recycling
in Turkey. All facilities in Turkey are expected to apply for the list of
approved ship recycling facilities which the European Commission will publish
by mid-2016. The Platform discussed with the members of the Turkish ship
recyclers association which challenges they have to face in order to become
EU-listed, such as persisting gaps in occupational health and safety
provisions.
(Pictured: the NGO
Shipbreaking Platform secretariat and member organisations at the Turkish ship
recyclers association in Aliaga, Turkey)
CONTACT US:
Patrizia Heidegger
Executive Director
patrizia@shipbreakingplatform.org
Source: NGO Shipbreaking Platform
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