NGO Shipbreaking Platform Wins Grant To Increase Awareness Of Shipbreaking Practices On South Asian Beaches

We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant by the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Lloyd’s Register Foundation under the international collaboration Engineering X – Safer End of Engineered Life Mission. The grant will support a project, in partnership with our member organization Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers’ Association (BELA), that aims at increasing public awareness of the current shipbreaking practices on the beaches of South Asia, including workers’ rights in Bangladesh, as well as at pushing for an industry shift towards truly sustainable practices.

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“We thank the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Lloyd’s Register Foundation for the support. This award will strengthen our work at national level for increased transparency and business accountability in the shipbreaking sector and for protection of the labourers from occupational hazards.”
– Syeda Rizwana Hasan | Supreme Court lawyer and Director of Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association

Engineering X has awarded nearly £1 million in grants to six projects in the UK and overseas aimed at tackling the complex social, environmental and engineering challenges of decommissioning ships and offshore structures. The Platform features as partner also in another project led by the University of Southampton.

With a broad base of supporters both in orientation and geographically, including membership in ship owning as well as shipbreaking countries, the Platform plays an important role in promoting solutions that encompass the respect of human rights, corporate responsibility and environmental justice. If you share our vision, contact us to find out how we can work together.

Reference: shipbreakingplatform.org