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Shipping Hazardous Waste
By BANI, BELA, BILS, YPSAMembers of the
NGO Platform on Shipbreaking
Exporting Harm
• It makes economic sense to transfer dirty industries to developing countries
Existing Situation in South Asia Alang
• Hazardous Waste Rules under Environmental Protection Act
• Accident Rate:2/1000 workers as per govt. statistics
• 16 % of workers exposed to asbestos as per govt. statistics
• Prior decontamination in the country of export as per Supreme Court order (2003/2007)
• Send back clause as per Supreme Court order
Chittagong
• Environment Conservation Act & Rules
• Between 2005-2007, 32 deaths as per shipbreakers admission
• No information available on asbestos exposure
• Pre-cleaning prior to transboundary movement as per MoEF and the first draft of the MoS policy
• Ships have been denied entry
Pre-cleaning position in South Asia
• “At the international Level, India should participate in international meetings on ship breaking at the Level of the International Maritime Organization and the Basel Convention's Technical Working Group with a clear mandate for the decontamination of ships of their hazardous oil, gas, asbestos and PCBs prior to exports to India for breaking. (Para 8.subpara 16, Supreme Court order 6 September, 2007)
• Pre-cleaning prior to transboundary movement as per Bangladesh Ministry of Environment of Forests
Bangladesh Policy Process
• Lack of consultation and coordination
• MOEF and MOLE sidelined
• Industry driven
• Workers voice ignored