Summers are generally more
relaxed, with August being a real vacation focused time for most of us.
However, it was quite an interesting time for our Green Team, who were busy
participating at the IndustriALL Global Union and FNV Workshop on the Hong Kong
International Convention for the Safe & Environmentally Sound Recycling of
Ships (HKC), titled: “Towards safer and sustainable shipbreaking industry” that
was organized at the Nilambag Palace hotel in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The first
session of the workshop was dedicated to a discussion around the “Global Trends
in Ship breaking”. Vivek J M, Co-ordinator of the Responsible Ship Recycling Programme
at GMS, made a presentation that was focused on the evolution of HKC, its
present status and the potential future amendments to the Hong Kong Convention.
His presentation also highlighted the variety of benefits for different
stakeholders, especially the workers.
He then went on to describe
the green activities undertaken by GMS for the safe and environmentally sound
recycling of ships in Alang, while receiving praise for the GMS’s RSRP
programme. The wide audience attending the workshop included Ship recycling
yard owners, the Ship Recycling Industries Association (SRIA) from Alang,
IndustriALL Global Union members, representatives from the Gujarat Maritime
Board (GMB), the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) of Alang and various
other labour representatives. There was an effective interaction among the
audience, especially over the need to have a social dialogue on the HKC.
Furthermore, we had the opportunity to organize and conduct a “First Aid
Training Programme” (the first of its kind), at two recycling facilities in
Alang, India.
The programme was conducted
at Leela Ship Recycling Pvt. Ltd. (Plot no. 2) and the Mahavir Inductomelt Pvt.
Ltd. (Plot no. V5) as part of GMS’s continuous CSR program for Responsible Ship
Recycling (GMS RSRP). The topics that were covered during the First Aid
Programme by Dr. Anand Hiremath (Lead Coordinator of the GMS RSRP and Head of
our R&D department) in Alang were about the importance of First Aid in the
workplace, artificial respiration, how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR), protection from foreign particles in nose and eyes, the use of a
stretcher and safe transportation of an injured worker, wrapping bandages and
dealing with snake or dog bites. The particular training was attended by almost
35 workers at both recycling yards and a greater number of workers is expected
to attend future training programmes scheduled for next month.
Source: hellenic
shipping news. 01 September 2017
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