{"id":34614,"date":"2024-09-17T20:47:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T20:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=34614"},"modified":"2024-09-17T20:49:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T20:49:59","slug":"pakistan-takes-another-step-towards-sustainable-ship-recycling-with-support-from-new-imo-ilo-norway-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-takes-another-step-towards-sustainable-ship-recycling-with-support-from-new-imo-ilo-norway-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Takes another Step Towards Sustainable Ship Recycling with support from new IMO-ILO-Norway Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34615\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Norway_Pakistan_ILO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Norway_Pakistan_ILO.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Norway_Pakistan_ILO-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>The new project offers Pakistan a unique opportunity to ensure compliance with the international standards in the ship recycling and establish itself as a responsible global actor.<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5>KARACHI: 17 Sep 2024 &#8211;\u00a0 At the launch of the new project on Decent Work in Pakistan\u2019s ship recycling sector, stakeholders emphasized that the initiative will not only improve the lives of workers in the sector but also strengthen the industry&#8217;s contribution to Pakistan&#8217;s sustainable development goals.<\/h5>\n<h5>The International Labour Organization (ILO) and International Maritime Organization (IMO), with funding support from the Government of Norway, joined forces to launch a new initiative aimed at transforming Pakistan\u2019s ship recycling sector.<\/h5>\n<h5>The project, titled &#8220;SENSREC-DW,&#8221; is designed to enhance compliance with international labour, safety and environmental standards, ensuring that the sector becomes greener, safer and more sustainable. The launch event, hosted by the IMO and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, saw participation from government representatives, employer and worker organizations, academia, member states, and UN agencies.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34616\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-16-at-3.14.33-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-16-at-3.14.33-PM.jpg 605w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-16-at-3.14.33-PM-300x128.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5>The ship recycling industry plays a vital role in global sustainability by enabling the responsible disposal of decommissioned ships. However, it is also an industry that faces significant challenges, particularly in occupational safety and health (OSH). Workers are often exposed to hazardous materials and unsafe working conditions.<\/h5>\n<h5>The ILO in Pakistan aims to change this narrative by elevating Pakistan&#8217;s shipbreaking industry to international standards\u2014ensuring that it operates in a way that prioritizes the safety, dignity, and well-being of its workers.<\/h5>\n<h5>The new project will complement the Government of Pakistan\u2019s efforts to implement the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) for safe ship recycling, which Pakistan ratified in December 2023, and pave the way for ratification of two updated ILO Conventions on Occupational Safety and Health in 2025. Workers&#8217; safety and well-being are central to both the HKC and ILO OSH Conventions.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rRPeTDyTlh\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/a-country-having-12-cargo-ships-only-hosts-international-maritime-conference-by-tazeen-akhtar\/\">A country having 12 Cargo Ships Only Hosts International Maritime  Conference &#8211; by Tazeen Akhtar<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;A country having 12 Cargo Ships Only Hosts International Maritime  Conference &#8211; by Tazeen Akhtar&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/a-country-having-12-cargo-ships-only-hosts-international-maritime-conference-by-tazeen-akhtar\/embed\/#?secret=yO3Qtpz4cG#?secret=rRPeTDyTlh\" data-secret=\"rRPeTDyTlh\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Geir Tonstol, the ILO Country Director<\/strong> for Pakistan said \u201cThrough social dialogue, the IMO-ILO SENSREC DW project will foster cooperation and strengthen our ability to tackle the challenges that lie ahead. This project is designed to enhance policy responses and institutional capacities, both at the sectoral and yard levels, to address challenges and opportunities in the shipbreaking sector. Achieving compliance with international standards will require a collective, coordinated approach.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h5>Representing the Embassy of Norway in Pakistan, <em><strong>Anja Benedicte Myrtveit, Head of Development<\/strong> <\/em>said, \u201cNorway is committed to supporting Pakistan\u2019s effort towards compliance with the Hong Kong Convention, and with the SENSREC-DW project, Norway is committing 18 million NOK over the next two and half years, to ensure safe and sound recycling of ships in Pakistan.\u201d<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ESnldnK8HW\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/international-symposium-on-capacity-building-for-safe-and-environmentally-sound-ship-recycling-sensrec-in-pakistan\/\">International Symposium on &#8216;Capacity Building for Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling&#8217; (SENSREC) in Pakistan<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;International Symposium on &#8216;Capacity Building for Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling&#8217; (SENSREC) in Pakistan&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/international-symposium-on-capacity-building-for-safe-and-environmentally-sound-ship-recycling-sensrec-in-pakistan\/embed\/#?secret=wHX7VXk7dR#?secret=ESnldnK8HW\" data-secret=\"ESnldnK8HW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>\u201cWe are highly impressed by the broad participation in the workshop, representing numerous government departments, academia, NGOs, workers and the private sector. This level of commitment of stakeholders showcases a strong support to this initiative and for the future of a sustainable ship recycling industry in Pakistan,\u201d said <em><strong>John Alonso, Project Coordinator IMO.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>Alia Shahid, Director General Ports and Shipping<\/strong><\/em>, Ministry of Maritime Affairs stated, \u201cToday is a defining moment for all the stakeholders of ship recycling sector. Our efforts have culminated in a structured programme with technical support of IMO and ILO.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h5>The ILO-IMO project SENSREC-DW will be a breakthrough for ship breaking sector in helping improving compliance with the Hongkong convention and ILO conventions ratified by Pakistan but also Occupational Safety and Health compliance through training at yard level and promoting social dialogue to ensure workers and employers together form strategies to address environmental and social safety guards.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2Yuot9zksS\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-aug-sep-2024\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 Aug \/ Sep 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 Aug \/ Sep 2024&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-aug-sep-2024\/embed\/#?secret=k0AftfoMOc#?secret=2Yuot9zksS\" data-secret=\"2Yuot9zksS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new project offers Pakistan a unique opportunity to ensure compliance with the international standards in the ship recycling and establish itself as a responsible global actor. 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