Worker rights: Bangladesh fire survivors fear destitution after depot explosion
MD TAHMID ZAMI and IFTEKHAR UDDIN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on the aftermath of the container depot fire near Chittagong in Bangladesh…
Coronavirus slows safety reforms in Bangladesh’s ship-breaking industry
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation The coronavirus pandemic has slowed efforts to make safer the often hazardous job of dismantling old ships in Bangladesh, officials said, following the latest worker fatality. COVID-19 temporarily shuttered ship-breaking yards in Bangladesh, one of the world’s main destinations for end-of-life vessels, delaying safety reforms ahead of a 2023 deadline. Workers […]