Ship breaking
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The ship breaking industry has grown big at Sitakundu coast of Sandwip Channel. I am connected with the Seafarers' Union of Bangladesh affiliated with the ITF, (London) wherefrom I do occasionally get booklets and various publicity materials where Sitakundu yard is treated as one of the big ones but shamefully it is declared as the worst and most dangerous one. The Shipping & Labour Welfare ministries have been neglecting the issue. Some action was taken by the I.L.O. in the past but that has been stopped for reasons not known to us. Attention of the concerned ministries, directories, inspectorates, I.L.O. local office and others related is drawn to take appropriate steps with a view to getting out of the dangerous situation without any further loss of time.
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