Toxic Trade News / 11 May 2009
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Nations look to make ship 'recycling' safer
Activists expect delegates to 'rubber stamp some dangerous practices'
by Associated Press, MSNBC
 
Workers dismantle a ship at a breaking yard in Alang, India. After spending 20 to 30 years on the high seas, large ships make their way to beaches across South Asia to be dismantled.© Ajit Solanki / AP

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