Ships of shame
Description
Focuses on India, where thousands of workers are risking their lives breaking up the ships the West has discarded. As European ships raise their safety standards to protect their passengers, older ships become obsolete. The shipping companies, anxious to make the last revenue from these aging vessels, sell them to India and other impoversihed countries for scrap.
Runtime
29 min
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2001
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?ENVV;1785367
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