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VICE made a nice video on the shipbreaking here a few years back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU0DXdAhdsA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU0DXdAhdsA

• fbdab103 2y ago
  That is wild. Could not believe how many people were wearing sandals or completely barefoot.
  • resolutebat 2y ago
    Bare feet are the least of your problems when somebody drops a couple of tons of rusty steel on your head.
    • jabl 2y ago
      Yes, but that doesn't mean that using basic protective gear, like every heavy industry worker in developed countries, wouldn't reduce other kinds of injuries.
    • gosub100 2y ago
      The threat of metal dropping on top of one employee doesn't remove the need for foot protection for the rest.
  • inglor_cz 2y ago
    The entire industry is wild. Old ships have a lot of asbestos, plastic is burnt in heaps right next to working people. Life expectancy in Alang et al. isn't great.
  • refurb 2y ago
    That’s most of the world. The idea of worker safety and protection is the exception, not the rule.