Ships of shame /

Focuses on India, where thousands of workers are risking their lives breaking up the ships the West has discarded. As European ships raise their safety standards to protect their passengers, older ships become obsolete. The shipping companies, anxious to make the last revenue from these aging vessel...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Filmakers Library, inc
Other Authors: Andersen, Dorthe Vest, Bülow, Hans, Heilbuth, Poul-Erik
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2001.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Focuses on India, where thousands of workers are risking their lives breaking up the ships the West has discarded. As European ships raise their safety standards to protect their passengers, older ships become obsolete. The shipping companies, anxious to make the last revenue from these aging vessels, sell them to India and other impoversihed countries for scrap.
Item Description:Slide.
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 min.)
Previously published as DVD.