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In Bangladesh men desperate for work perform one of the world’s most dangerous jobs.

Seth Dixon‘s insight:

What happens to massive cargo vessels after they are outdated?  There are tons of scrap metal, but they aren’t

designed to be taken apart.  The ship-breakers of South Asia (Bangladesh, India and Pakistan are 3 of the 4 global leaders in recycling ships) risk much to mine this resource.  This is an economic function that is a part of a globalized economy, but one than was never intended.  There are major health risks to the workers and pollutants to the local community that are endemic in this industry that manages to survive on the scraps of the global economy.

Tags: Bangladesh,  South Asia, poverty, development, economic, globalization, industry, labor.

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