Default Image

Where Ships go to Die

ships

Brendan Corr's created a photo essay of the Bangladesh beach/port Chittagong where half of the world's supertankers are disassembled. The reported facts: over 200,000 Bangladeshis are employed by the work, that most of the workers don't have gloves or shoes and have to work extra-cautiously to avoid the razor-sharp metals and pollutants, and that the scrap metal stripped from these ships supplies 80 percent of Bangladesh's.

Comments (0)

Share your thoughts and join the technology debate!

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA v3. By submitting this form, you agree to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Be the first to comment!