What is it about?
Ten years after writing a paper that outlined a then little known topic - how redundant ships are driven onto the beaches of Bangladesh and broken up by hand - I revisited the subject to find out what impact, if any, political, industry, activist and academic activities have had.
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Why is it important?
Despite much talk and supposed action to bring about change for safer and more environmentally friendly ship breaking methods, I find that not much has changed for the workers. Decisions by multinational businesses are still largely driven by economic factors alone.
Perspectives
While business continues as usual, activists call for the closure of the industry in Bangladesh, but often without considering the impact of loss of employment and income - no matter the current conditions - for those with no current alternative options.
George Cairns
Queensland University of Technology
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This page is a summary of: Return to Chittagong: ten years since the “postcard”, Critical Perspectives on International Business, October 2017, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/cpoib-06-2017-0037.
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