In Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel. The cheap cost of manual labor, one of the lowest on the planet, largely explains this high production. Here, on the beaches of Sitakundu, in the largest ship cemetery of the world, deadly explosions are frequent, and work conditions are extreme. For the young workers, this cemetery for ships is the cemetery of hell…
Au Bangladesh, dans la baie du Bengal, les chantiers de démolition navals de Chittagong sont les premiers du monde. Le coût de la main d’œuvre, un des plus bas de la planète, explique en grande partie cette position dominante. Sur les plages de Sitakundu, dans le plus grand cimetière de bateaux du monde, les explosions meurtrières sont fréquentes, et les conditions de travail extrêmes. Pour les jeunes ouvriers, ce cimetière de bateaux est le cimetière de l’enfer…
May 2007. In Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel.Here, on the beaches of Sitakundu, in the largest ship cemetery of the world, deadly explosions are frequent, and work conditions are extreme.May 2007.In Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel.Here, on the beaches of Sitakundu, in the largest ship cemetery of the world, deadly explosions are frequent, and work conditions are extreme. Often barefoot, the young workers carry sheets of steel.May 2007. In Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel.Here, on the beaches of Sitakundu, in the largest ship cemetery of the world, deadly explosions are frequent, and work conditions are extreme. Often barefoot, the young workers carry sheets of steel.In Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel.Here, on the beaches of Sitakundu, in the largest ship cemetery of the world, deadly explosions are frequent, and work conditions are extreme. Often barefoot, Nabi, 24 years old, carry sheets of steel.May 2007. In Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel.Here, on the beaches of Sitakundu, in the largest ship cemetery of the world, deadly explosions are frequent, and work conditions are extreme.May 2007. In Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel.Here, on the beaches of Sitakundu, in the largest ship cemetery of the world, deadly explosions are frequent, and work conditions are extreme.In Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel.Here, on the beaches of Sitakundu, in the largest ship cemetery of the world, deadly explosions are frequent, and work conditions are extreme.In Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel.Here, on the beaches of Sitakundu, in the largest ship cemetery of the world, deadly explosions are frequent, and work conditions are extreme. Piece of a boat’s carcassIn Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel.Here, on the beaches of Sitakundu, in the largest ship cemetery of the world, deadly explosions are frequent, and work conditions are extreme.In Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel.Here, on the beaches of Sitakundu, in the largest ship cemetery of the world, deadly explosions are frequent, and work conditions are extreme. A torch blower cuts the hull of the shipIn Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel.Here, on the beaches of Sitakundu, in the largest ship cemetery of the world, deadly explosions are frequent, and work conditions are extreme. A moment of break for two young workers walking on a chain.In Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel.Here, on the beaches of Sitakundu, in the largest ship cemetery of the world, deadly explosions are frequent, and work conditions are extreme.May 2007. In Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel.Here, on the beaches of Sitakundu, in the largest ship cemetery of the world, deadly explosions are frequent, and work conditions are extreme.In Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel.Here, on the beaches of Sitakundu, in the largest ship cemetery of the world, deadly explosions are frequent, and work conditions are extreme.In Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel, with more than one million tons of metal treated in 2006.
Nabi, 24 years old.In Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel, with more than one million tons of metal treated in 2006. Portrait of Ali, 23 years old; in his room.In Bangladesh, along the Bay of Bengal, the work yards for ship breaking found in Chittagong are the number one world producers of recycled steel.Here, on the beaches of Sitakundu, in the largest ship cemetery of the world, deadly explosions are frequent, and work conditions are extreme. Ahmed poses in front of life buoys on sale in the market of Sitakundu.
