Where Ships Go to Die, Workers Risk Everything

In Bangladesh, men desperate for work perform one of the world's most dangerous jobs. They demolish huge ships in grueling conditions, braving disease, pollution, and the threat of being crushed or stabbed by steel sliced from the hulls.
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PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY: Mike Hettwer
EDITOR: Spencer Millsap
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