Shipbuilding-Shipbreaking unions focus on workers’ safety and jobs28 November, 2016More than 60 participants from 18 unions gathered in Mandurah, Western Australia for the IndustriALL Global Union Shipbuilding Action Group meeting on 7-8 November 2016.
Pakistan: fair compensation urgently needed for victims of Gadani blaze24 November, 2016More than three weeks after a deadly fire on an oil tanker at the Gadani shipbreaking yard in Pakistan, workers and dependents of those killed are struggling to survive and get proper medical attention.
Pakistan: Workers strike as shipyard death toll rises3 November, 2016The death toll from the fire in the Gadani shipbreaking yard has risen to 21, with as many as 150 still trapped in the burning ship.
Bangladesh: promoting social dialogue to ensure shipbreaking workers’ safety and rights1 November, 2016A round table discussion to ensure shipbreaking workers’ safety and rights jointly organized by IndustriALL and BILS in Chittagong underlined the need for collective efforts to improve working conditions and to protect workers’ rights.
Blast in Pakistan shipbreaking yard kills 161 November, 201616 workers killed and 47 injured in a horrific blast in Gadani shipbreaking yard in Pakistan this morning.
Bangladesh shipbreaking workers trained in collective bargaining and health and safety28 July, 2016Shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh have been trained in collective bargaining, social dialogue, and health and safety at IndustriALL Global Union workshops in the Bangladeshi shipbreaking city of Chittagong.
Four workers die in a series of accidents in Bangladeshi shipbreaking yards7 June, 2016Accidents at Seiko Steel and Laskar shipbreaking yards in Sitakunda Upazila claimed four lives and injured three workers.
Pakistan – sacked shipbreaking workers reinstated25 May, 2016Around 350 shipbreaking workers have been reinstated with wages after a two-day strike led by IndustriALL Pakistani affiliate NTUF. Workers are continuing to demand that the government and employers ensure basic facilities at the country's dangerous shipbreaking yards.
Another worker killed at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard18 April, 2016Toxic gas inhalation causes death of one shipbreaking worker with another battling for life.
Guards open fire on shipbreaking workers in Bangladesh1 April, 2016Seven people, including a 16-year-old boy, were injured after guards at a shipbreaking company in Bangladesh opened fire on people protesting against the death of a worker.
