{"id":6519,"date":"2022-07-30T09:36:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T07:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/30\/these-ship-breakers-work-on-a-site-laden-with-toxic-waste-mithail-afrige-chowdhurys-best-phone-picture\/"},"modified":"2022-07-30T09:36:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T07:36:14","slug":"these-ship-breakers-work-on-a-site-laden-with-toxic-waste-mithail-afrige-chowdhurys-best-phone-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/30\/these-ship-breakers-work-on-a-site-laden-with-toxic-waste-mithail-afrige-chowdhurys-best-phone-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018These ship-breakers work on a site laden with toxic waste\u2019: Mithail Afrige Chowdhury\u2019s best phone picture"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bangladeshi photographer on workers in Dhaka who risk their lives dismantling old vessels for recycling or disposal<\/p>\n

Bangladeshi photographer Mithail Afrige Chowdhury has spent six years on a series featuring workers in his country\u2019s ship-breaking yards. This image was taken in Sadarghat, Dhaka. The man he captured smiled and gave him permission to share it as he stepped on to dry land, where Chowdhury was shooting from.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis name is Sulaiman, and there are thousands of men like him engaged in extremely hazardous occupations. Ship-breakers dismantle old vessels into parts for recycling or disposal on a site laden with toxic waste. They have no training or safety equipment, and no ability to keep themselves safe from harm or death,\u201d Chowdhury says.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Bangladeshi photographer on workers in Dhaka who risk their lives dismantling old vessels for recycling or disposal
\nBangladeshi photographer Mithail Afrige Chowdhury has spent six years on a series featuring workers in his country\u2019s ship-breaking yards. This image was taken in Sadarghat, Dhaka. The man he captured smiled and gave him permission to share it as he stepped on to dry land, where Chowdhury was shooting from.
\n\u201cHis name is Sulaiman, and there are thousands of men like him engaged in extremely hazardous occupations. Ship-breakers dismantle old vessels into parts for recycling or disposal on a site laden with toxic waste. They have no training or safety equipment, and no ability to keep themselves safe from harm or death,\u201d Chowdhury says. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Bangladeshi photographer on workers in Dhaka who risk their lives dismantling old vessels for recycling or disposal Bangladeshi photographer Mithail Afrige Chowdhury has spent six years on a series featuring workers in his country\u2019s ship-breaking yards. This image was taken in Sadarghat, Dhaka. The man he captured smiled and gave him permission to share …<\/p>\n

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