Hi students!
We've got a great question here from Andres on the role of national governments in establishing/enforcing laws in controversial industries like ship-breaking. I look forward to reading your responses. Here is the question:
What should the role of the Bangladeshi government be in the ship-breaking industry? Please explain your answer with explanation and examples if possible.
Happy writing!
Josh
We all know that each government is responsible of the security (political, economic, environment, etc.) of its popolation. It's then up to Bangladeshi government to weighout it's inner and outside interests, and study or consider the regional and international challenges and stakes, to set up applicable laws for that purpose. Of course, the first aim, being to protect and develop its people, many factors are to be considered. As we know, the era of globalization has come and, leaning on either universal rules such as treaties, conventions and others, that may be the United Nations', the World Trade Organization, the World Nature Organization, the International Monetary Found, the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), etc.rules; or the regional ones such as the Asian Development Bank, the CitiBank, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, etc., may be helpful to strengthen its decisions taking and follow up.
ReplyDeleteHi Audace!
DeleteI agree with what you said about the impacts of the globalization. I think that we can say that the globalization has positive and negative impacts, perhaps the poor countries suffer more with negative impacts, such as Bangladesh. Moreover, I agree that the Government is responsable for the population and social conditions.
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DeleteI agree with Audace! I also think each government should be responsible for the security. But now the government dose not have enough energy to administer the nation because It have not been long time since they are independent. So I think until the nation is in order, UN or some organization should be responsible for helping to organize the rule about ship breaking or something.
kei
Not only Economic development but also benefit of all native people and protection of the environment are most important responsibility of local government.And these responsibility should not demise to other countries or international organizations.
ReplyDeleteFirst, the local government should legislate for ship-breaking industry, to strengthen management the company, to standardize operating procedures, to clear benefit of workers, to protect environment.
Secondly, the local government should promote communication with the states who sell old vessels, asking these countries and companies to comply with the international agreement to clean the vessel.
Finally, the government would upgrade ship-breaking industry into shipbuilding industry if they encountered appropriate chance. There have many success stories. China, Japan and South Korea all started their shipbuilding industry from ship-breaking industry.
Absolutely, Bangladesh government is the first responsible of economic development, and the protection of ship breaker and environment in Bangladesh, as you said but do you think that the government is able to that? I think there is a big mess in this country now, so it has to work on an intern organization first.
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1.These responsibility ( responsibilities)
2.To clear benefit workers ( to clarify benefit workers)
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DeleteI liked so much this question from Zineb asking if the government of Bangladesh would be able to accomplish its duty, that is to assure the economic development and the environment protection, in case it was in big troubles. I think that, without pretending to know the governments' rules, States being different from many reasons, I think that, if there is a real will to good governance, governments such as Bangladesh feeling invaded of injustly scared, they can find support to international organisations, justice or others. For me the big threat looks inside the country, not from outside. I mean, it seems as if the corruption and authority selfishness, weaken Bangladesh
I agree with you in all aspects. First, this questions are responsibility of each country. The government has to care the its worker and population. This attention should be made all the process of building ship, not only the final in useful life of ships. When a company build a ship, it should think about the ship-breaking before.
DeleteI think the the Bangladeshi government should enact laws,and these are mainly about working condition and environment.
ReplyDeleteNow working condition in Bangladesh is quite bad. For instance, shipbreakers' job is really dangerous, and some people die because of it. However, they earn only 1 dollar per day. These are not impartiality, so the government should improve working conditions.
In addition, environmental problem is serious problem. When ships are broken, shipbreakers use much energy and produce oil and metal. These affect badly the earth and shipbreakers' health. It's also related to working condition.
Therefore, the Bangladeshi government should legislate and think about workers and environment.
Hi Chinami!
DeleteI agree with what you said about the Bangladeshi Government responsability, however, I would have to say that the rich countries are also responsible, because they are increasing the pollution and garbage in other countries, and this garbage belongs to them.
I agree with you. I think what we have to think first of all is the government system. The government may have many things to solve such as economic situation or something. Until they can achieve the goal, some organization should help them to make situation better.
Deletekei
The role of the Bangladeshi government in the ship-breaking industry for me is some kind of controversy.
ReplyDeleteWhy I think this? Because, if for one side its has economics' benefit such as employer and job for many people in this poor country, for other hand, its produces health diseases and does not respect the human rights.
I believe that is a difficult situation for the Bangladeshi Government, because for economical, social and political reasons its can not administrate and to solve this problem.
Perhaps, if the rich countries or neighbors helped Bangladesh, it would find some strategies for to face these challenges. This help can be technology, knowledge, money and support's social and political.
When we analyse the history and social and political conditions of the Bangladesh, we can understand some aspects related the current situation in this country.
The role of the Blangladeshi Government should be protect its people and to fight for better conditions in every aspects. However, there are relevants points that are difficulting all this process, such as chaotic governance structure, terrible life conditions, underemployment and marginalization.
Perhaps, can they start in the zero point? But what means zero point when we are speaking about people, culture and history's of a nation?
In this context, is evidence that is not possible to erase the history or problems, but to think toward of the people and with the people.
So, I believe that are possible some changes in Blangladeshi, if the Governement value and invest in the poeple of Bangladeshi.
Hi Fernanda!
DeleteI agree with you. Protection of ship-breaking workers in Bangladesh responsibility of local governments. However, local governments may fear that this would increase labor costs and reduce their competitiveness in this industry,so government could not perform its functions effectively.
But I think the zero point is worth discussing.
My opinion the Bangladeshi government is the first concerns of ship breaking industry in Bangladesh ,furthermore many ship breaker are suffering by bad work conditions and business men are using them and destroying the environment, so the government has to find a way for improving this industry for example make it more modern ,however i think it's very benefit for the government to control this industry and make it more organize because it can be very benefit for the economy of Bangladesh.In addition i think that this problem of ship breaking will not be solved soon!So there are not many option for Bangladeshi government.
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DeleteHi Zineb!
DeleteI agree with your point. Protection of ship-breaking workers is responsibility of Bangladesh local governments. But the question is whether they recognize this responsibility? Moreover, even if the government have recognized this problem, do they have the ability to solve this problem? I also think it is difficult to solve this problem in short term .
I agree with you when you said that government of Bangladesh there isn't many solutions, but I think that the local government can require improvements to short, medium and long-term. The changing can be graduals. If government don't care about health protection and environmental conservation, certainly the government will have more expenses in its country.
DeleteThe role of the any government is to care of its people and to ensure welfare for all. So, the government should to protect the workers in this industry require personal protective equipments such as gloves, helmets, boots, belts, the whole nine yards. The government should require this industries that fit to sanitary and occupational conditions from this country, providing good and safe installations. This industry should respect the national and international safety labor standards, like other kind of industries. In this conditions are included water with quality, restrooms, proper equipments for human labor, lighting, ventilation, workload and others.
ReplyDeleteHi Diogenes!
DeleteI strongly agree with you. I think the Bangladeshi Government is responsible for its people and labor conditions, especially to improve laws about this problem.
Moreover, I think the rich countries are also responsible for their garbage.
So, I believe that both are responsible.
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