自然及環保類新聞組圖獲獎照片 優秀獎

孟加拉國的拆船廠

Chittagong’s ship breaking industry is very important in providing almost 80% of the steel requirements in Bangladesh. Ship Breaking Yards emerged as an industry in Bangladesh after 1985 and over the last two decades it has flourished as a large industry. Today there are nearly fifty yards and it is a growing industry. By the late 20th century, ship breaking took place in port cities of industrialized countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States. Today, most ship breaking yards are in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India, due to lower labour costs and less stringent environmental regulations regarding the disposal of lead paint, toxic fumes, asbestos and other hazardous materials. Due to the highly profitable business of ship demolition, the industry is rapidly growing in locations such as Bangladesh with severe consequences for the coastal belt which is heavily polluted. Thousands of workers mostly aged 14-30 years old work at this demolishing factory. They work inhuman for the whole day and are paid approximately $1.50 per day. The highly polluted coastal belt is now an alarming threat to the environment. 孟加拉國吉大港的拆船業提供了孟加拉所需80%的鋼材。由于低工資，以前在英國和美國的拆船業主要轉移到印度、巴基斯坦和孟加拉，成為快速增長的工業，給當地造成嚴重污染。14-30歲的工人在非人的工作環境中常年每天只掙1.5美金。

10-01:A worker is carrying a heavy metal rope in the ship breaking yard in Chittagong, Dec. 10, 2009. Near about 50,000 workers mostly from 14-40 years works in this demolishing factory. 2009年12月10日，一名工人在孟加拉國吉大港的拆船廠工作。約50000工人在孟加拉吉大港從事這個行業。

10-02:Poisonous fumes of toxic gases and other substances which causes serious threats to the environment are seen at the ship breaking yard in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Dec. 10, 2009.這是2009年12月10日拍攝的孟加拉國吉大港有毒材料污染下的拆船廠。

10-03:Workers cutting heavy metal tube and plate bit by bit in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Dec. 10, 2009. They usually work without proper safety gear and work for more than 12 hours every day. 2009年12月10日，在孟加拉國吉大港的拆船廠，工人切割鋼材，他們沒什么防護，每天工作超過12個小時。

10-04:Workers uses gas cutters to cut down the large ship in small metal plate in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Dec. 10, 2009. 2009年12月10日，工人在孟加拉國吉大港的拆船廠工作。

10-05:Men works in group to carry the heavy metal rope and took it down the shore to fix it with the ship, which will be later pulled by the machine near the yard in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Dec. 10, 2009. 2009年12月10日，工人在孟加拉國吉大港的拆船廠工作。

10-06:A workers leg is muddle with clay, burned oil and other substances. 踩在泥巴、油中的工人腳。

10-07:Toxic fumes and other poisonous gas are released in the atmosphere in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Dec. 10, 2009. 2009年12月10日，工人在孟加拉國吉大港的拆船廠，有毒氣體燃燒污染空氣。

10-08:Burned oil is spilled all over the yard which causes serious threat to the aquatic life in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Dec. 10, 2009. 2009年12月10日，工人在孟加拉國吉大港的拆船廠，油到處都是，對水生生物造成巨大威脅。

10-09:A young worker got wound in his hand while working. Huge casualties occurs often in these demolishing factory but the cries of these poor people always remain unheard.一個工人受傷了。這些工廠有很高的傷亡率，但是這些窮人沒什么發言權。

10-10:Poisonous Asbestos lie down in the yard all around the yard causing alarming threat to the environment.有毒的石棉堆到到處都是。

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