Dhaka is taking steps to regulate its sprawling shipbreaking industry,
including dishing out fines and prison sentences for companies found to not be
following the correct procedures.
The Bangladesh Ship Recycling Bill, 2015 is being discussed at the
moment in the capital. It will see the setting up of a Bangladesh Ship
Recycling Biard to monitor the sector. The prime minister has approved the bill
in principle. It will soon go before parliament.
Cabinet secretary Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said the law’s aim was to
address occupational health hazards of the industry’s huge workforce, ensure
safe working conditions, better waste management, and protect the coastal
environment.
Bangladesh is the world’s second largest ship breaking nation – the
industry employs tens of thousands of people along its southern coast, often
working in appalling conditions
Source: splash 247. 28 July 2015
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