The last trip of the ships: the lucrative and controversial business of scrapping on the beaches of Bangladesh
The Chattogram coast has become the final destination of the world fleet. There, a key activity for the economy of the Asian country is associated with the pollution of coastal ecosystems, the loss of livelihoods for fishermen and farmers and complaints of violations of labour rights
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The last trip of the ships: the lucrative and controversial business of scrapping on the beaches of Bangladesh — Image credit: Borja Abargues
The Chattogram coast has become the final destination of the world fleet. There, a key activity for the economy of the Asian country is associated with the pollution of coastal ecosystems, the loss of livelihoods for fishermen and farmers and complaints of violations of labour rights