Ship Breaking Yards, Chittagong (March 2007) |
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The Shipbreaking Yards in Chittagong is one of the most impressives places to visit in Bangloadesh, and probably in the world. Looking at these huge boats parket there while are being dismantled in these conditions is shocking. Hundreds of thousands of people in this area live of this business, but their living and working conditions are really apalling.
After all, while visiting the area, a little harder than in other places of Bangladesh in all sense, most of the people are really friendly even with these life conditions.
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Working CrewWorking crew in the Ship Breaking Yards in Chittagong.
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Taking Care of ValeriaView of one of the big freighters to destroy and a supervisor controlling the area in Ship Breakings Yards in Chittagong.
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Sunset in ChittagongView of some of the big cargo boats waiting to be dismantled in Chittagong.
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DissectedView of one the freighters while is being taked to pieces in Chittagong Ship Breaking Yards.
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Changing ShiftsView of some workers leaving their work dismantling the freighters to give pass to the next working shift in Chittagong Ship Breaking Yards.
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Toy BoatSome children in front of one of the big boats beings dismantled after fishing in the far away shoreline.
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Death CorridorIt's a slow death, for about 3-6 months the boats are being dismantled by hundreds of people in a very dangerous and poor working conditions. It's almost all a manual work without any safety control.
Is what we give to developing countries...
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The new one!A new freighter arrived to be dimsnatled in next months, waiting in the long distance to take advantage of a high tide and move nearer.
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Break TimeSome local wrokers in their break time in the villages located just a few meters from Chittagong Ship Breaking Yards.
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Post ProcessingAfter a freighter is dimantled, later the process continues in several small business around the area recycling the most valous pieces of the big boats.
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Working TeamThe business of recycling boat pieces are uncountable, and one of the main important activities on the area.
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A pedestrianThe area around the Ship Breaking Yards is a busy commercial area with people moving around during all the day.
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Do You Want a Boat?Fishing Boats parket in a small river that fills up with high tide near the sea in the Ship Breaking Yards area in Chittagong.
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SplittedView of one of the freighters splitted over the sea with its front part being dimantled when there is low tide.
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The TeamDismantling a boat sometimes seems an easy task; no shoes required, no safety protections or no machines, just a team of people with an insignificant salary but a big and amazing heart.
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What Happens?Workers in the Chittagong Shipbreaking Yards Area.
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MotivatedA young worker carrying a piece from a freighter.
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Heavy thingsSome workers carrying all kind of pieces from the freighters.
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A Smile of HopeA friendly worker of the Ship Breaking Yards, a smile of hope.
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Hard WorkingA worker moving a drum from the freighter located several hundred meters far way to the shoreline.
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"Playing" with DrumsWorkers carrying drums from the far freighter to the sea shoreline in a very hard working conditions.
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Working in HellWorkers carrying drums from the far freighter to the sea shoreline in a very hard working conditions.
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