Big decision: companies associated with the ship breaking industry will now have to take full responsibility of the workers
abstract A recent decision by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales will have the effect that British shipping companies can be sued in London in Bangladesh as well as India and Pakistan, in case of death or injury to laborers working in this industry. ... Detailed There has been a major legal victory for laborers working in Bangladesh's ship breaking industry. A recent decision by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales will have the effect that British shipping companies can be sued in London in Bangladesh as well as in India and Pakistan, in case of death or injury to laborers working in this industry. . According to the newspaper The Guardian, this is the first decision of its kind in the world. The court said in its judgment that the companies that sell their ships to South Asian countries, they are responsible for taking care of the laborers working in the ship breaking industry. The court said that this responsibility will also be in the case of third party companies, w...