So far this year on Alang beach, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, 27 workers have died due to the criminal callousness of ship owning countries, companies, ship breakers, Gujarat Maritime Board, Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Steel, Ministry of Environment & Forests, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, Basel Convention Secretariat and International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
When there are some many countries, companies and agencies to be blamed, how will these workers get justice?
What is the condition of one of world's most polluted place, Alang Beach?
ToxicsWatch Alliance holds hypocrisy of countries and companies from developed world like Japan and European Union and USA along with the collusion of Indian political class responsible for the death of these workers.
Deaths in Alang are caused by corporate terrorism of shipping companies which bigger and more powerful than Government of India, Parliament of India and UN agencies.
This group tracks the responses of shipping industry towards environmental and occupational health justice, highlights influence of shipping companies from EU, US and Japan etc. on IMO, its Marine Environment Protection Committee and South Asian governments. It is keen to restore beaches in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan to their pristine glory for the coming generations. For more information visit: www.toxicswatch.org
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