McElroy-Brown, Julie2006-08-152006-08-152006-05http://hdl.handle.net/1773/2630Tacoma Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences Independent Study, Professor Michael Kucher. 2006 Library Research Award for Undergraduates winner.As ship scrapping became more difficult in Western countries due to regulation and high employee costs, companies outsourced to India and Bangladesh. This paper focuses on the Alang shipbreaking yard, where workers have few protections and the work is done with hand tools. Complex questions of international legal regimes, globalization and the needs of developing countries are explored.142693 bytesapplication/pdfen-USShips -- Scrapping -- IndiaShips -- Scrapping -- Environmental aspectsShips -- Scrapping -- Health aspectsHazardous wastes -- Law and legislationOther