ILO homeIndustries and sectorsShipping; ports; fisheries; inland waterwaysResources on Shipping, ports, fisheries, and inland waterways sector Resources on Shipping, ports, fisheries, and inland waterways sector Shipbreakers 22 October 2001 On 20 kilometers of sloping beaches in Bangladesh, an army of men daily perform some of the world’s toughest work. Tankers that survived years of high-seasoned heavy loads are now dismantled as they were built, by hand.