Ship recycling workers’ protest  shakes Aliağa

Ship recycling workers’ protest  shakes Aliağa

In the last six days, almost the totality of the ship recycling workforce at İzmir Aliağa district, Turkey, has been striking for better employment conditions. Around 1500 workers are claiming that they do not earn enough money, with their recent pay raise remaining below the galloping inflation rate. The action was initiated spontaneously by employees of several ship recycling facilities operating in Aliağa, including some of those recently...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/16/ship-recycling-workers-protest  shakes-aliaga/

Two workers die while scrapping cruise ship in Turkey

Two workers die while scrapping cruise ship in Turkey

Ingvild Jenssen, Director of the NGO Shipbreaking Platform

Yet another fatal accident recently took place at the ship recycling yards of Aliağa, Turkey. On 12 July, Yılmaz Demir (55 years old) and Oğuz Taşkın (30 years old) were onboard the cruise ship CARNIVAL INSPIRATION when they were suddenly caught by flames. Yılmaz died on the spot, whilst Oğuz succumbed due to severe burns three days later at the nearby hospital. The exact circumstances...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/27/two-workers-die-while-scrapping-cruise-ship-in-turkey/

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