The Bengali city of Chittagong is a graveyard for cargo vessels. Alamgir
works at a shipbreaking yard dismantling the giant boats - and risking his
life. There’s no social security, no safety gear and very little pay.
Alamgir started working when he was just nine years old, he tells Life
Links reporter Gönna as he takes her into the world of the ship-breakers of
Chittagong, Bangladesh. Hundreds of huge cargo vessels are sent here every year
to be entirely dismantled, so the materials can be reused. Alamgir works with
his bare hands and a blowtorch to dismantle the ships - a dangerous and
backbreaking profession. There’s no social security, no safety gear nor
training. Instead: low pay, accidents and a lack of alternatives. He has no
choice but to keep going.
Source: head above water. 27 December
2014
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