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Work‑Related Migration to the Alang Ship‑Breaking Industry from Other Parts of India: An Overview of Health‑Related Issues Cover

Work‑Related Migration to the Alang Ship‑Breaking Industry from Other Parts of India: An Overview of Health‑Related Issues

By: Raja Singh and  Arthur L Frank  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

Figures & Tables

Table 1

The percentage‑wise list of workers from the top districts who took the basic ‘Comprehensive Safety Training’ in 2019.

NAME OF THE DISTRICTSTATE IN INDIAWORKER COUNT (%)
(N = 1,896)
BhavnagarGujarat41.25
ChatraJharkhand8.38
DeoriaUttar Pradesh5.64
GanjamOdisha4.32
KushinagarUttar Pradesh4.16
GorakhpurUttar Pradesh4.06
MaharajganjUttar Pradesh4.06
BirbhumWest Bengal3.37
SiddharthnagarUttar Pradesh1.74
BastiUttar Pradesh1.53
HazaribaghJharkhand1.10
Sant Kabir NagarUttar Pradesh1.00
PrayagrajUttar Pradesh0.89
PalamuJharkhand0.89
GayaBihar0.89
MirzapurUttar Pradesh0.79
PatnaBihar0.73
BandaUttar Pradesh0.68
KaimurBihar0.68
AzamgarhUttar Pradesh0.63
Others13.21
Figure 1

Map depicting the resident districts of the workers/staff who took the compulsory Basic ‘Comprehensive Safety Training’ at the Safety Institute of Gujarat Maritime Board at Alang, Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India in 2019.

Source: Author; attributed in picture.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4735 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 14, 2025
Accepted on: May 26, 2025
Published on: Jun 12, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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