Shipbreaking in Bangladesh

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Shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh are not provided with adequate protective equipment, training, or tools to safely do their jobs. Workers described using their own socks as gloves to avoid burning their hands as they cut through molten steel, wrapping their shirts around their mouths to avoid inhaling toxic fumes, and carrying chunks of steel while barefoot. © 2023 Anukta
Shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh are not provided with adequate protective equipment, training, or tools to safely do their jobs.
Shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh are not provided with adequate protective equipment, training, or tools to safely do their jobs. © 2023 Anukta
Shipbreaking workers clearing sludge from a ship.
Shipbreaking workers clearing sludge from a ship. © 2023 Anukta
Shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh are not provided with adequate space to safely take rest during 12-hour shifts.
Shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh are not provided with adequate space to safely take rest during 12-hour shifts. © 2023 Anukta
Shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh are not provided with adequate space to safely take rest during 12-hour shifts.
Shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh are not provided with adequate space to safely take rest during 12-hour shifts. © 2023 Anukta
Because ships are broken apart on the beach, workers perform dangerous jobs without adequate structures for safe disassembly. Many workers die and are injured in explosions and falling from high heights.
Because ships are broken apart on the beach, workers perform dangerous jobs without adequate structures for safe disassembly. Many workers die and are injured in explosions and falling from high heights. © 2023 Anukta
Because ships are broken apart on the beach, workers perform dangerous jobs without adequate structures for safe disassembly. Many workers die and are injured in explosions and falling from high heights.
Because ships are broken apart on the beach, workers perform dangerous jobs without adequate structures for safe disassembly. Many workers die and are injured in explosions and falling from high heights. © 2023 Anukta
A shipbreaking worker balances on the ledge of a ship to torch through the steel.
A shipbreaking worker balances on the ledge of a ship to torch through the steel. © 2023 Anukta
Shipbreaking workers wade in the water to collect remnants of a broken ship.
Shipbreaking workers wade in the water to collect remnants of a broken ship. © Anukta
Shipbreaking workers cut through steel inside a confined space
Shipbreaking workers cut through steel inside a confined space © 2023 Anukta
Shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh are at high risk of injury or death, especially when working in confined spaces and authorities fail to adequately identify flammable substances before the ship is broken apart.
Shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh are at high risk of injury or death, especially when working in confined spaces and authorities fail to adequately identify flammable substances before the ship is broken apart. © 2023 Anukta
Ships are broken down directly on the beach in Bangladesh, meaning toxic pollutants are released directly into the sea, land, and air.
Ships are broken down directly on the beach in Bangladesh, meaning toxic pollutants are released directly into the sea, land, and air. © 2023 Anukta
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