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A delegation of workers from Bangladesh and the environmental group, Greenpeace, demonstrated in Geneva against (what they say are) dangerous shipbreaking practices. They accused the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) of sending vessels contaminated with toxic materials to developing countries.

The protesters called on the Geneva-based firm to sign an agreement promising to clean up all its ships before sending them to be scrapped.

Health Risks

"Every year about 700 toxic ships are being scrapped in the scrapyards of Asia, in China, India, Bangladesh or Pakistan," Matthias Wuthrich of Greenpeace Switzerland said. "The deconstruction of those ships is a real risk for the health of the labourer and a real polluting practice for the environment," he added.

According to Greenpeace, the ships are scrapped manually by workers, exposing them to toxic chemicals in the process. Greenpeace also maintains that 21...

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