Proceedings of the National Tripartite Workshop on Improving Occupational Safety and Health in the Ship Recycling Industry in India

The note on the Proceedings provide a summary of the discussions at the workshop.

Record of proceedings | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 27 September 2019
The objectives of the National Tripartite Workshop were to:

1) arrive at a common understanding of the challenges and opportunities for decent work in the Indian ship recycling industry, focusing on the improvement of occupational safety and health (OSH), but also on the potential for making the industry more productive and sustainable;

2) define policies and actions that will improve OSH in the sector and help bring about a safe and sustainable ship recycling industry in India; and

3) agree on measures and actions required by the governments of the centre and state levels, employers and their associations, workers and their organizations, and the ILO.

The workshop was attended by 33 representatives from the state and central government and the social partners. These included representatives from the Ministry of Shipping, the Gujarat Maritime Board, State Departments of Labour from Gujarat, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, and Kerala, the Ship Recycling Industries Association of India (SRIA), the Alang-Sosiya Ship Recycling and General Workers’ Association (ASSRGWA) and central trade unions.