A study report prepared on the working conditions, occupational hazards and poor wage of the obsolete vessel recycling yard workers stressed the need for enacting enforceable and mandatory rules in the interest of healthy growth of ship recycling industry.
The study report titled ?End of life ships: The human cost of recycling? was released simultaneously from Switzerland, India and Chittagong in Bangladesh.
It also suggested development of the regulatory tools for the recycling yard owners and the workers in the light of international conventions and guidelines.
The Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), a private voluntary development organization in Chittagong, lunched the report at a simple function held at a city restaurant this morning. Chief Executive of the YPSA Mohammad Arifur Rahman formally released the 60-page report.
Research Assistant of the YPSA Mohammad Shahin made a multi-media presentation highlighting the vulnerable parts of the report.
The Greenpeace, an international development organization, and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) jointly with the YPSA carried out the study at the obsolete ship recycling yards at Sitakund coast in Chittagong.
The report called upon the exporters of the obsolete ships to help recycling yard officials and workers in the developing countries for taking adequate precautions of the predicted danger of the particular ship.
Each of the obsolete vessels must be made gas-free and clean before sanding it for recycling. Hot work certification can also be lunched for confirmation,? the report said.
The report urged the governments of the ship recycling countries for complete implementation of the domestic rules, ratified international conventions and commitments for protecting the recycling yard workers and the environment as well.
Putting emphasis on implementation of the ILO conventions, the report asked the governments of the ship recycling countries to strengthen their labor inspection system apart from regulating the yard owners. |
Source: bangladesh-web.com |
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