Where Ships Go to Die, Workers Risk Everything | National Geographic
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- In Bangladesh, men desperate for work perform one of the world's most dangerous jobs. They demolish huge ships in grueling conditions, braving disease, pollution, and the threat of being crushed or stabbed by steel sliced from the hulls.
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Barefoot, no welding masks, no gloves, dangerous conditions. Smelling toxic fumes all day.
This is sad.
twes619 i prefer going homeless then to die working :/ am i alone on this ?
That's not a welder it's a propane cutting torch
Never broke Again no shelters or handouts in the 3rd world aka the real world.
The army risk there live for the country which is more dangerous
Yeah get some ppe for gods sake 🤣
“Where ships go die”
...more like “Where humans come to die”.
This comment is so sad
@Nushan Kehelale What is your point, exactly? Does muslim tag bring hardship like in bangladesh or royalties like in Gulf? This is THIRD WORLD SLAVED BY FIRST WORLD COUNTRIES
@Nushan Kehelale if u feel being Muslims made them poor. U should see Abu Dhabi. If u feel being Muslims made them poor in knowledge. U should see one of the oldest university in the world is Al Azhar University.
@Nushan Kehelale ohhh i see....obviously you've been brainwashed by mainstream media. Islamophobia. Although IF u don't want to admit it. U actually does.
@@balasujithpotineni8184 they don't have to take the jobs in by the order of first world countries, the employer of these guys is probably a Bangladeshi company who makes the cheapest offer of shipwrecking for the shipping companies at the expense of their employees. If they set their pricing higher, they could afford better environment for the workers. But the ethics in the country or the company doesn't seem to require that I see. The company could turn a very good profit but doesn't bother to treat employees well.
when you think your job is tough, think of these men.
the fact there aware there's problems yet they still do it and don't use wages to buy shoes with steel toe capes our cheap safety glasses 👓 is down to them selves
@Luke Greenynexus do you think they have conditions to buy these equipments? I don't know where you're from, but don't think that the whole world have everything for granted... If you want to donate equipment to them, I'm sure they would be very grateful... They are risking their lives for a ridiculous amount of money to support their families, and unfortunatelly if they want to buy any safety equipment they would need to use the money for buying food
+Guilherme Otávio Ponzi they have the shops to buy the equipment
Right. Clearly these men and boys are wasting their money on stupid stuff like food and shelter.
Do you not get it?
Slavery has never gone away, it just evolved
And it gets things done
its not slavery, you have chance to grow. its more like competition with developed countries, nothing comes for free
Very true
Got more dr Seuss?
the world is built on exploitation of poorer people and continues to run on it
Honestly really glad i saw this though because im starting a new job in the morning and truly i have no reason to complain. Because I have shoes, clothes, and this is a legitimate job. Make alot more than these men.
Thank God. This is why we who are fortunate need to be thankful.
To the same God who let a lot of others suffer?
@@JoseGeorge there will always be sufferer and Admirer..if everyone gets everything they want by God then jealous and crime will eventually decide which is sad and who is happy ..
@@JoseGeorge balanced dude. Life is a balance there is poor and it is rich..everything has 2 sides just like bad and good. If there is only good what is the police for? if there is no war what is a soldier for? If all do a bad thing then jail would be full of bad people none of them is good..
@@JoseGeorge nice try
@@JoseGeorge yes sir
Wow.......Talk about a humbling video....it makes a person thankful for who you are, where you live and what you do for a living.
Olav Bergman right. it's all about perspective.
If truely effort=money , these workers would be millionaires.
good comment
Couldn't agree more. So messed up.
And and if true effort meant money you would be living on the streets because with your IQ you don't deserve a dime more than -$0.10
+qwerty112311 then I think your IQ would get you 0.000000001 $ per year .
+Ahmed Las don't feed the trolls brother.
Some of those aren't even wearing shoes never mind steel cap boots.
and i can hardly walk around my gravel driveway barefooted
@@rakib9420 government should provide them w proper safety equipments maybe
Those two guys lugging around that metal bomb-like looking thing, were not wearing shoes, I cringed SO hard, fearing for their feet.
steel capped boots would probably be dangerous in those conditions also. your toes can be sliced off like a guillotine if something lands hard enough on the cap.
Shoes with steel cap are designt to cut your toes off, and the doctor put them back.
Sry for my english
Since Bangladesh society has mastered the art of disassembling , then they should start assembling them
Good point bro. Bangladesh already starts exporting ships to different country now.
A ship made in bangledish will not pass US coastguard regulations. Not to mention each year the regulations become more strict. Once a ship is built and comes out of shipyard it’s technology is already out of date because of the research and development that continues to go on. Company’s spend millions just to comply with national and worldwide standards that are always increasing. As the video stated Bangledish has no safety standards rendering a ship made there unusable and a huge liability. Also the Jones Act states that only ships made in America can sail between US ports. Country’s with commerce like China and Japan Allready have shipyard that comply with world regulations making bangledish outdated.
@@drewchorlton342 -are you sure ?
Gareth Hancock Wich part are you unsure about?
@@drewchorlton342 ~ unsure about a ship made in bangledish will not pass, are you saying every ship or majority?
sad knowing there are people working 12 hours per day like this for less than a regualr starbucks coffee
They are stealing our jobs!
I think the video said 16 hrs per day. I could be wrong. I'm wrong a lot. Nevermind.
12h is normal in central europe.
Michael, you need to visit Bangladesh to see more dangerous jobs all day long just for 3-4 dollars.
@@fadenmac8092 Yes, video said 16 not 12
Modern slavery
3:18 He told that he's been working there for 19 years, not 14.
Yep
Thsi was posted six years ago lol
@@marcofiddler2751 Which makes it even more wrong? The guy said he's been working for 19 years (not the 14 years written in the subs) when this was recorded in 2014, so now it would be 25 years (if he's still working there).
@@marcofiddler2751 lol
@@aastikdhamija6782 this
Ok but this job literally looks like you’re working in the end of the world.
This is the reality of South East Asian countries
Here lower middle class people make 7-10$ / day
It looks like an apocalypse
@@armsf4297 you must study geography again
@@ndorobei4391 why ? . Btw I am science student along with some gk knowledge 😂
wow, I had no idea that was going on.
I always thought big ships like those would be renovated with new engine systems and computers and some paint on the hull, not scrapped.
Why are you here you suppose to be at Ying Kong Pow
Wow, you are the last person to see here
Well meaning but stupid liberals pass new laws to protect the environment all must be double haul now. Ironic huh?
How To Make Sushi ,did you surpised?
Rust is cancer....just because you cant see it dosent mean its not there.
There are conditions like this in the world and we still complain and show no thankfulness for what we have been given. An unfair world with stupid solutions.
How is it unfair? Everybody here is praising actions of those workers
This comment made me cry.
@@eriktenhag2022 unfair in the way, that people have to resort to these solutions to make a living.
Are you saying you don't show thankfulness for what you have. I live in a beautiful community in Canada and i am thankful everyday.
So true. Especially one western countries. We have it so good compared to the majority of the world, yet so many people complain about trivial things....
After seeing this video. Really I need to study . :(
Study?
Why
Mr. 13 why would you need a reason to study?
@@ntlunatic1364 idk...there's many reasons why
What's yours
Mr. 13 to feel smarter and be smarter
@@ntlunatic1364 wait...are you talking about studying in or for school, or studying on your own?
The pain they must feel when they see another ship roll onto the beach
SHIT. I'll never complain about my work again.
I will complain about life less. i fell so sorry for Them fuck
i enjoy using a torch. butttt i believe id feel differently about it if i was barefoot
me 2 never ever
Poolietsie
So true...I feel so bad for those people. I don't think anyone deserves to live like that.
Wow, running a cutting torch in shorts and bare feet.
I use a cutting torch naked, just fer fun!
James probably wears a shirt to cook bacon, too. What a wimp.
+Mike Latta calm down, Mike
+viperz888 hahaha
+Bangus Rice my dad circumcised me with a pizza cutter because he couldn't afford doctors charges
Working barefoot in a ship breaking yard ?!?!? Crazy !
yup forced by the system
I seriously don't understand why they don't wear boots I'd slice open my feet on the first day
@@atlas4428 Because the boot-tree was picked clean that day. *sigh*
Boot! I highly doubt they even get enough money to feed their family 3 times a day.
They took their boots off.
Well that's reality "The rich get Richer and the Poor get Poorer"
Mervin Anthony What part of the sentence was the quote?
@@terrestrialcreature7481 I don't know
The poor are actually getting rich by working although but their condition should improve
Azimuth next no?
How poor have you gotten lately? Or are you very rich when compared to them? And if so, does that mean you got rich and they got poorer?
Honestly with the state of the yard 15 people dying a year has to be an under estimate. Place is a death trap with Sandals on.
well they don't count the lost limbs, wonder what their retirement package look like
PPE doesn't give much safety in that dangerous environment, the ones that would die there would also die with PPE.
From the wiki:
"At one stage the industry was a tourist attraction, but outsiders are no longer welcome due to its poor safety record; a local watchdog group claims that one worker dies a week and one is injured a day on average". This place employs 200,000 workers btw.
I am a ship breaker in bangladeshi and i love my job with passion. I bring the steel to the factory and watch as it’s melted down and use the reinforcing steel to make culverts. How do you think we afford phones ?. i earn 95 thousand dollars equivalent a year for my job.
@@WELLINGTON20 I dont believe u I am from Bangladesh a ship wrecker in Bangladesh earns less then 600$ dollars a year
Jeez, how much would it cost to give these people protective clothing and gear to do the job safer. Just sad.
Dumb question google how much safety gear costs you could find out yourself
Sanjay Rawat oh thanks for spoon feeding me
That's the Reason that those Ships end up there and other places. No Regulations, No EPA, No Unions. In other words, No Over Head.
The Breaker Companies can bid Higher on the Salvage. The Ship Company going to Sell to the Highest Bidder.
That's the governments fault.
@JC S Can you tell me where the video says that?
My heart and prayers go out to all these people. This made me realize I really need to be more appreciative.
May people like you find happiness and guidance
Yup, next Time you tank at the gasstation or ship something Overseas. You are contributing to this!
@George Nolan It's bangladesh you idiot
I'm an arborist and I've always thought we deserve a better pay for the danger we put ourselves in but after seeing this I feel blessed with the amount of safety gear and precautions we take. Generally if anything goes wrong in my field it's because you weren't using your equipment properly but pulling apart a ship in knee deep mud without shoes is a disaster waiting to happen.
Someone get these workers some steel toe boots!!
+Ryan James Broken toes are nothing to these men, It's a damn shame.
+Ryan James The first thing I saw was those workers lowering some heavy equipment onto the ground soooo close to his bare foot!
+Ryan James Build them a proper ship yard first.
+william wolfe Nobody needs OSHA, its not often they are doing anything positive, these days its more like a 5,000 fine for leaning an "A" frame ladder up against a wall. or 10,000 fine for soldering with out safety glasses. All just more fake jobs that exist to suck the life out of prospering businesses.
Don't forget the high-viz jackets Lol.
God Bless all of the Ship Breakers! Hard workers one and all.
nobody there gives a shit about your blessings
The butt hurt is strong with this one
+Yellow Waffle
Don't know where are you from,, but in uk there are lot of Polish labour...a lot of them
Rover Waters the edge, it cuts
As a person of bangladesh it brings tears when i see what,s going on in my country.thank u net geo for showing this to the world
As a Safety Practitioner, this is truly heartbreaking.
welcome to outside the developed world
rob witt bit different to find out that ur dad was killed doing this, time will never heal that
If you think about it this is America in the 1900's. You need money to have health and safety and to care about the environment.
@@AhmadKhan-sp3qb that’s no excuse … we here on Europe also had poor workers conditions back in the 1900s.. but the time is over we have Better workers laws .. developing countries should adapt them ! 8 hours a day ! A good minimum wage ! And the same safety standards in Europe … if you keep those conditions you stay a developing country … adapt to modern standards ! Found a Workers union ! Go on a strike ! Until you get the same treatment as we do here in Europe … those companies won’t do it by themselves 😂
And you think your job making Grande iced lattes is bad
Alex Endr excuse me, working at a coffee shop is 10x harder than stupid pointless shipbreaking
_Saucyam _ you’re dumb af
@@_saucyam_ your kidding right?
@@_saucyam_ idk if you are serious or not, but if your comment are serious, you must be ignorance.
theres a difference between difficult and unsatisfying. i'd still take the coffee job any day.
I am Bangladeshi,
whoever are saying nothing can be done, are ignorant fools... Previously the garments workers were the most exploited workers, they were given only 20 usd in a month.. but situation has changed, their condition has also changed... their wages were increased. Now most of them can afford a smartphone...
The condition and situation of Ships wreckage workers should be changed... the business tycoons are making billions. We should make awareness and raise our voices. The government should pay heed to this matter.
Remaining silent doesn't do any good
yes, someone will ring the bell after 30/40 years later.
rayhan ahmed closed mouths don't get fed
Then do something about it instead of whining about a youtube video its not our fault or problem its yours we all have problems
and because of this you people are entering Assam illegally
this boy for the next president
Awful job yet people so desperate in life. Hard workers.
Ernie Flannel indeed.
I don't understand why doesn't the IMF or some other institution give these people money to buy equipment and then having them pay it back over time. It looks like a win-win situation to me as they'd me much more efficent with their time (So they break more ships) and they'll be safer aswell.
Look at it this way, at least their children might have a chance to go to school and get better jobs.
IMF will only loan money to third World countries who have untouched/lots of natural resources as a collateral...
They wouldn't need to go to the IMF. Any bank would be willing to lend to a money-making operation. But if the business becomes more efficient, the fewer people it would employ. There are many that would argue that having half as many people earning a middle class wage is better than twice as many people living hand-to-mouth. The middle class would spend and stimulate the economy for the rest. But some business owners either don't see it that way or they're too greedy. Henry Ford saw the big picture. He paid his workers well.
God forgive me for all the time I was ungrateful, and all the time I was complaining. This is so sad and painful
When I see them walking around barefoot, all I can think of is the jagged pieces of metal they must step on.
sharp metal?!?! im a welder. i use cutting torches like nobodys business! that flame is ohh 1000°c that will burn a hole through your foot. fuck sharp metal.
+Ryan Lucey 1000°c is to cold for oxyacteline lol
Im American dude. Idk how much 1000c is transferred over to Fahrenheit, I use celsius because most people on UA-cam use it
I am Bangladeshi and i fell the pain :'(
God bless and protect that people..!!
As he always did, right?
Ameen
Really? And he agrees with that...
After their dead lol
After watching this, do you all think there's a god, In these kind of poverty?
This requires the country respect their own people. If the government is not willing to protect its own citizens I am not sure we can put enough pressure to make changes. It is sad so see humans being exposed to such dangers just for profits.
+David Christensen what about the companies that drop the ships there? are they the trully guilty?
Western companies are ewually responsible they know this happens and only care about profit has nothing to do with the average people its a poor poor country. Theyll take whatever job or treatment.
Aside from the human aspect, the environmental impact is absolutely disgusting.
Yeah who cares blah blah.
@ Robert Jensen, I do. That’s why I wrote the comment.
Environmental impact doesn't matter to Earth as a planet. Even if there is another mass extinction, life on Earth will find a way just as it did earlier many times over. You don't have to worry or care about it. All you need to care is about yourself.
@@interestingreads2168 Please stop.
@@LL-bm8yn he's not wrong, no one alive rn will be remembered in 10000 years, not even jesus
I like how everyone in the comments became an engineer today
William Jenkins I like chicken .
😂😂😂
ground reality. but only for short time.
This is what every person in the USA, who complains, should see. We have very spoiled people here who have no idea how much of the world lives.
Never see men working harder than these lot.
it is so sad
+BuckGreywolfe I never complain about my job BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ONE 😂😂😂😂😂😎
Well there are, watch men cultivating sulphur for the worlds market. Their lungs get destroyed and they have to carry 100 kilo loads on their shoulders .
Billionaires should work like this to understand the value of dollar. Especially their kids.
+Buckgreywolfe 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂rofl
Dude NO SHOES?? how incredibly easy would it be to sustain a horrible cut that becomes infected
you can check out a story I did on it at my username but with a .com if you want, Anyway, Staph is a major factor, responsible for almost 30 percent of the workers mortality rate.
No eye protection too. The cutting of ships produce lot of sparks. Spread the fire torch in the wrong direction for less than a second and you got tons of them in your eyes directly.
a lot of these workers dont have the money to pay for a good pair of boots. even if they did manage to get a pair, it would probably be stolen anyway
God I feel so bad watching this, poor people. Wish they had better conditions and equipment to work with...
Where are the western feminists complaining they don't have enough women doing that job? Such patriarchy!
+zdrux
Well, in a case where men shouldn't even be doing that job in those conditions, you are asking for women to want the job?
This is a human tragedy, and what a luxury you must have to joke about it.
***** I would never ask a woman to work this job, but they keep pushing this "equality" thing like they mean it.. if they want equality, why aren't there more women in these type of jobs? They sure complain about not enough women in STEM fields? Why not this type of job?
Oh right, because they can't do it, men are better than women at these jobs; but they won't admit it.
It could be a matter of how relative is this example? What country are you from? Are there jobs like this in your country? (where people are working barefoot, with no protective gear)
hah facist are just white privileged Burch as always whining about women in the America but when they see they won't do shit
LMFAO yo the OP You're jokes I fuckin love you
Here's the thing:
Who owns the ships? The richest people and corporations in the world.
Why in Bangladesh? Because it's got the cheapest labor and no environmental or labor safety regulations.
Disgusting, what we have allowed to be done to the people and to our environment all in the name of profit.
eddie money
2 tickets to paradise?
~
j/k
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It's horrible & sad....
I am thinking about the comments here. I live in the western world, with a western regulised capitalist system, the problem is that INDIA doesn't give a shit about their people. They give us a cheap way to recycle our ships. I must say I don't feel guilty about it. It is INDIAS problem? Where we live, If we are planning a road, but a special frog lives where we planned we can't build there.....that's something else :-)
Olav Bergman Corruption my friend, the poor countries have it the worst, their filth! Corruption ofcourse is everywhere but in those countries it is an all time high
Olav Bergman I think you skipped your geography classes Bangladesh is not in India, it's a whole different country
Lee Burkett certainly not the US. We have our own sites where we scrap ships.
Ok I’m not going to complain about my day after watching this. How good we have it. The poor in the US live like kings compared to these guys.
Do not compare this. Both are terrible. But you could say this is worse. But do not call the poor in the US kings. They are not. If they still live in a houses they will have to pay taxes, and more.
hats off for this peoples...they worked 16 hours a day to get some some money for their families and it is very dangerous to work in a place like this .... NEVER GIVE UP.
this is consider hard work with little pay, not McDonalds
I love to learn new things on UA-cam, and I find such warm solidarity with the intelligent people across the globe who comment so thoughtfully about today's issues.
lol
Mc Donalds give you diabetes, and this workers just die in seconds, while diabetes need you to suffer before dying.
Obvious Troll. Yet you still got baited. Congrats. I'm not going to argue with you but seems like your username was created for the sole purpose of trolling. I saw this in Southpark but didn't know people were creating account specifically to troll
Obvious Troll. Yet you still got baited. Congrats are you seriously saying that McDonald is worse than here?
Just imagining like in 400 or 600 years there will be places where people dismantling spaceships/cruisers 20 times bigger than these.
Humans will be gone.
At this rate, we probably will.
Ha! No we won't. Do you know how many thousands of years people have been saying that?
Think Fast How many thousands of years?
Prob not
I can't believe this is what people are still going through these days.
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Give america 30 years under democratic rule and america will be like this
Lize Marlene De Lange facts
Lize Marlene De Lange shut up lmfao
@@lizemarlenedelange4883 lol fs
Brings back memories of this book called “Ship Breaker” I read in high school. Great read, I wish I would’ve done more research on the topic the book has lots realism regarding day to day life as a ship breaker. Sad what these people go through to survive.
who was the author??
Massive Respect to shipyard workers ❤️❤️❤️
How Many OSHA regulation you want to violate?, shipyard Company: Yes
I am praying that the corporations provide better safety precautions for these people, and that there will be educational opportunities for the poor in Bangladesh that will help many people find a better means of employment. Someone has to break the ships, but let it be done safely, and with fair pay for the workers!
Totally agree with you on this one. Its just unfortunate that they've been risking their lives and yet the pay that they are able to get is just so small.
Lol... prayer won't help...there's no one listening.
NeonsStyle Not your job to dictate what other people believe.
SenorBloodaxe He is just pointing out that people are thinking they're doing something by praying. When in reality they are wasting time that could be spent actually helping these people.
If you think prayer doesn't work, just try it. You may be surprised at the results. I suggest praying for something reasonable and not something unlikely such as having a million dollars accidentally deposited into your bank account. That's a greedy prayer anyhow. Keep in mind that some prayer answers are "no" or "wait" ... and a prayer for God's will to be done in your life is the best prayer of all. I can't run off to a foreign shipyard to help, but I do have social action projects that I handle here at home via the internet. Since I can't directly change conditions for those working men, I will pray for them instead.
Who knows Bengali,this video became more touchfull to them like me.
3:18 he said he had been working for *19 years* but was translated as *14 years*.
Okay massive difference thanks for that
That’s absolutely disgusting. Bless those poor people. How is stuff like this still going on in the world 😔
Saddens me that the human heart is capable of not caring about safety of another as long as they are earning. Hope this working condition changes one day.
Basically, if your country offers cheap labor with little to no benefits, international companies will pick you.
Facts
Those guys work damn hard, I probably wouldn't last a day lol
+TheGodParticle yeah no shit creampuff
SargentandGreenLeaf don't you creampuff me pal, I've got a bad back.
All this to put food on the table...............! my god
Remember, there are hardworking people who have less than you, that work hard to make your life happen. For example you're phone you're probably on. Those materials come from a place. People go through things like this to get them to satisfy you. Remember
So they have a job because of people that need stuff? Phones an almost everything. Remember. If there was no demand for products there would be people with less jobs. Im not saying that they should work like this. There should be better working conditions for everyone but a job is a job. The things a human is willing to do for family and survival.
The point he's trying to make jackass is that you shouldn't take anything for granted, even a phone... The fact that somebody worked super hard and long for cheap labor to make a phone for you to just blow $300 like it was nothing proves that most us of don't face the hardships that the other half of the world does... That the epitome of survival is literally still happening in 3rd world countries while u sit back in the AC and complain about your 9-5 job....
+josh madden yeah. Than you.
"THE WORKERS ARE FORCED TO CUT UP THE SHIPS" the narrator said. No one is forcing them to do it. They are willingly working to earn money. That is called having a job where I come from. Without these ships to cut up these men would have no jobs at all.
People go through thing like this to be able to feed their famillies.
No one care about no one.
Prayers for the workers on that ship breaking yard. I remember my friend in Bangladesh he is so nice and hardworking and told me that it was really hard to live in Bangladesh.
Makes me grateful for what i have. God bless these men
....my heart cried out for all the losses n the exploited workers there....
Do they want jobs or not.
They volunteered for the job. They aren't exploited.
why don't you help them? please, take away their job so they can starve. they will surely appreciate it
UA-cam, the place where I lose all faith in humanity.
you all are retarded and what is wrong with humanity. they get paid shit work 16 hours a day and work in inhumane conditions
I am so privileged to live here in the US my parents pay everything for me. Car, phone, internet, food, house. Wow. These videos can really humble a person.
SgtBaker16 why would you say that? No hate just curious
I just wanna leave this country.
@@rockcheeks what country?
This reminds me of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, in the begining where they tore down the old space ships
yiihuh woah thats spooky accurate
because it's the exact same job
A scene of Avengers age of ultron was shooted here...
thats exactly what i thought
I took part in the scrapping of a ship in the lyttelton dry dock lyttelton Canterbury New Zealand , 650 tonne was good fun , it hurt my eyes too , I still have scars from the burns from burning rusty steel dropping on my neck . Nobody died though .
When was that? I didn't know there was a ship scrapped recently.
2011-12
+Greg Michaelmichaels haha no wonder we didn't notice. those darn earthquakes...
It was only in doc for ten days all the pre work was done on the wharf while it was tied up
Yeah it’s called a shade 5 or 6 googles or mask with fully clothed
We living in a dieing world.
i pray for change
Praying won't change it bro, go study become someone with high level so others hear you and make a change! Praying mmm, not the best option to go for! gdf
Ya praying is the answer
i hear a lot of whining and not enough ship wrecking!
mike daytona Oh, I laughed good at that one....bravo.
damond Roach HEY COCKROACH RELAX WHAT ARE YOU A LIBERAL?
not forced to do it, they look for work like everyone else its just 3rd world mentality. cheap abusive labor.
+mike daytona It's not a 3rd world mentality asshole. It's a criminal business mentality at best, The owners of these ships are multi-national entities whose only concern is getting the most bang for their buck. The first option any of them will take is to dump this un-profitable task on a country with a high un-employment rate, little or no laws governing safety in the work-place (India has absolutely none outside of hightech/bipharma) and a large work-force.
Ricardo Kutz sorry 3rd world you putz
And meanwhile in the US we hate wearing ear plugs, safety glasses, steel toe boots and a decent hard hat. We take things for granted I tell.
I tell you my guys take off their vests n safety glasses. Smh
Sad to watch but this is life... we don't sit all with a coctail in front of a laptop in a warm house watching youtube.. Life is not fair and never will be sadly
Several factors make this profitable in bangladesh.
A) The beach is very flat and when the tide rolls out you can easily access the ship. Not too many places on earth like that.
B) Labor is cheap. That's their fault not ours which is why they do this dangerous job.
C) This is alot of steel not to recycle it. Blame it on the green movement then.
D) I bet the 'owner' of this shipyard is muslim too so he's not feeling compelled to make the conditions better and safer because it cut deeply into his profits. Ultimtely dangerous jobs should be done by robots. Till then cheap humans have to do it.
My heart and feelings truly go out to all you people . God bless for a much better tomorrow
This is heartbreaking to watch. I had no idea it was so bad there. I wish I could help them. God bless them.
health and safety would have field day
OSHA haha
Damn true hard workers..and we complain about insignificant things at work.smh
15 people a year? That's not that bad!
Yes, that's what i thought at first too, but think about it though.
They are work-related deaths. My father was a construction worker for almost 40 years. Safety standards are pretty low in my country also. He participated in thousands of construction projects, met tens of thousands of workers like him, yet he can't remember even a single fatality happening during his entire carrier. There where some injuries though (he had a few himself too), but only a few of them serious.
I think that is 15 workers death at the sites. I would guess many many more die of other diseases from chemicals and also many injured seriously from accidents. Just wading in that contaminated dirt and clay or breathing in all kind of chemicals every day can not be good for your health. And all the asbestos they mentioned.
Are you insane? Perhaps you would feel different if one of those 15 killed was a family member of yours.
TheHappy Wonderer If they took they job, knowing the risks, that's on them.
***** Right! The need to feed, house and cloth their families, and themselves, doesn't factor into your opinion. Those essentials/niceties are reserved only for the rich Western nations.
The fact that they're poor does not negate their rights to a safe living/work environment.
What this comes down to is the rich West (Canada, UK, Australia, Germany, US etc.) exploiting the most needy people on the planet rather than helping them out of poverty.
My Heart breaks for these people. I hope this becomes far more noticed in society.
Life is sometimes painful .when using all ur energy for just a peanut and still life doesn't get better ..
wheres Mike Rowe at i got a job for him
woops, I just meant Mike Rowe is.......
I'm going to build a machine that eats ships,
😂😂😂
But no one would pay for it so long as labor is so cheap. Innovation happens the decrease expensive labor.
These people going to lose their jobs
And plus where are you going to put it and you will probably have to move it to where the ships are because most of them probably is broken are just to big for the machine.
No, it's a Budong.
Anyone else love when the replies to some of these comments are several months or even years later?
love you and praying for all of you brothers and sisters from Pakistan
@Uncle Boonga
Wanna hear a Joke?
Pakistan cares for minorities
Most honest shipbreaker owner I have heard. He deserves a proper interview
Honest in front of a camera
As a Bangladeshi and Irish person its so great to see people caring about my country 😊
I'm in Merchant Navy and my job is to navigate these ships to ports, dry docks, ship breaking yards
I don't know how the government can be proud of their country with his people suffering like this.
Yeah same thought too
the government only cares about money.
Where are the women workers? This is unfair. Someone call the UN Equal Rights commission.
The women work as maids and other labors so yeah there's your equal rights.
“Look down, look down
Don't look 'em in the eye
Look down, look down,
You're here until you die”
Les Misérables
It is good to see that a big channel like National Geographic has made this report for Bangladesh.🙂
It's good that Natgeo's staying true to its commitment.....since 130 years.....bringing awareness.....Huge respect to it....
that's messed up. someone should make a comment to the TV show " deadliest catch", because they seem to think that they have the deadliest job.
So true!!
one of the deadliest fishing jobs so the show name makes sense still.
You are dumb
really, ya think so. you don't even know me and you say," I'm dumb". you may want to reconsider your viewpoint sweetheart.
nice play list btw. " how to be a better kisser". are you serious bro?!?! grow up little girl.
Kinda reminds me of Star Wars when they were scrapping all the old ships
Probabably it inspired the filmmakers... its a great come up story
A scene of avengers age of ultron was shooted here...
I’m glad this exists. The world needs to see this.
This is tough, you all are strong people!
Ras Jahnai who are you talking too??.
@@JoeSmith-ec9ph to the workers. Who else would they be addressing to
We have ruined planet earth our species is a disgrace
wtf is wrong with you. the planet is billions of years old. you think we can hurt it? you think us bacteria are a real threat?
+scary davis Yes. Yes we are a threat. To be honest, we already fucked the planet over with global warming. Our toxic gasses are breaking the ozone layer that's protecting earth. We can OBLITERATE the planet if we're stupid enough (which we are).
And what fucking world do you live in that you see humans as bacteria...?
+K_Lar just out of curiosity, what caused the ice age? People not burning enough fossil fuels? I think not. The earth's climate is not static. It never has been and never will be. And that's pretending global warming is happening at anywhere near the rate lefties say it is.
+K_Lar hey sorry to interrupt but, the ozone is repairing itself look it up its pretty rad. now back to your "sky is falling" routine.
They need a big salute
This really puts a lot in to perspective. My friends are complaining about how their job is so hard and how they hate it and yet all they are doing is cleaning tables and doing dishes. I feel bad for these good men and people like my friends should realize how easy they have it
what? you can't complain unless you're the #1 most unfortunate in the world? don't be ridiculous
@@half.blight Preach brother
So long as the top 0.01% control 95% of the world's wealth, It should be the Duty of any worker in any part of the world to lobby, campaign and demand better treatment. That's how we avoid becoming like these people. Believe it or not in my own country the UK workers rights were similar to these, being paid peanuts in dangerous factories and mines. But it's only through a long process of protests, labour unions and workers rights acts did things start to get better.
Greed 10. Humanity 0
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What a scandalous work conditions. With no more technology than the worker's hands.
Facts like this one is one of the reasons because most of the people hate the "advanced" or "developed" countries. On the other hand, it shows the corruption of the political authorities of underdeveloped countries such Bangladesh.
It is very sad for that people.
They should build the world's largest shredder laid on its side and ships are pushed into it and shredded