the young people clearly have the solution. the future is 77 percent. every weekend on dw, the, on the moves coworkers from vietnam, the on the streets gym. and these uses pushing for change. the end of the coast, toxic ship wrecks in bangladesh. the

thousands of ship transport goods and much and dice around the world. thoughts when that time is up. 80 percent of them end up as wrecks on the coasts of southern asia, poisoning people on the environment. she's a goal is home to the world's 2nd largest ship graveyard should have does a 33 year old fisherman spend half of his life catching fish along the she took on the coastline of bangladesh. but recently just noticed a troubling change in the marine eco system. it will have one on like must be the area that was much more associated with the boat would be full. but the 2 nets i go now, we've been 2013, not see less fish or not or the fishermen quitting their jobs. and it's kind of based on how to do the best time and even left the area of our study,

the properties to repay debts, land that have as easy a shallow water fisherman does claims the broken up ships along the shore for polluting water and depleting fish populations, the nearby beached vessels were spilling oil and other waste into the surf. the research shows that up to 10 percent of giant ships weight is made up of his best. those heavy metals, oil, and other toxic substances due to poor management and these yards. the toxic material ends up in the environment the she took on is the 2nd largest city in bangladesh. the northwestern part of this port city currently is home to 40 ship breaking yards, spending approximately 20 kilometers along the coast. in the year 2022 alone,

2900000 tons of scrap from ships were dismantled in these yards. the marine bio diversity research or pro barbara well has collected settlement and water samples from around the ship breaking area. a lot has changed in the last years he says to be able to hear by uh, the last 20 years alone, efficient men along to the guns i should according to the coastline last 25 species of fish. yeah. so uh, could i connect to another one of the most important elements of marine bio diversity, macro events, those like smells, an oyster are almost extinct on this coastline. i totally get to talk to a guy and she to come to town near the shipyard to seize and ship breakers. want to share their experiences anonymously?

or does the international level of collections of workers are hesitant to report to issues, to international authorities? because they fear losing their jobs, if ship owner authorities to become aware of their actions. and why do you think that a new phone calls or some of these are big to turn the ship racking on these coast is a very dangerous job. and workers often suffer accidents in 2022 alone. and g o is reported at least 10 deaths and 33 injuries long term health issues are a chronic problem for many workers. for the, for i was my time and the shipyards i've been plagued by a persistent headache the washer. i also suffer from occasional nostrils blockage for the hinders my breathing a different day. however, my primary concern remains to chronic headink. i'm thrown out environmental officials and should have gone are starting to look at the pollution and environmental harm from ship breaking yards. deputy director of fer,

it was armoire, says he has find some ship yard signature on the shipment. but he said more long term research was needed to determine the extent of environmental affects. the stand of government improvement, the research indicates, hyphen to heavy metal concentrations and soils, and nearby settlements and others. we see these have seats into the aquatic eco system, which it will go over to further investigation is required to determine the extent of heavy metal deposits. if anyone else say there is one, a son and environmental lawyer and active, this feels that the government is not responding properly to the hazards of ship breaking force. human health, which is part of what the ship breaking industry also is to people experiencing poverty is not employment. and which of selections like us,

presto system comes up the process next week, off and monitoring. everything seems village only on pace to address the health and environmental risk of ship breaking. the european union created the ship, breaking recycling regulation, or e u. s r r in 2013. according to this policy, no european flag chips can be broken outside certified green yards. there are no shipyards in south asia on that list, as there are no health and environmental safeguards in place. but the international n g o ship breaking platform has reported instances of european flag ships continuing to arrive and bangladesh and others self asian ship breaking yards flouting this regulation nickel, i'm really nervous from the n g o says he knows of european origin ships being broken up in bangladesh, i mean it might be then very strong expression, but i mean for the last, for that guess we really have been witnessing

a tragic expectation perpetrated by a wealthy elite, mostly based uh in, in the more developed part of the world. and if you want, this is a sort of a new form of colonial easement, toxic one. these vessels evade e u regulations by being sold through 3rd parties or cash buyers before being shipped to countries like bangladesh, india and pockets done the ships change their flags to avoid compliance. deutsch avella obtained documents indicating several vessels built locations and dates. many locked complete ownership information before the flag change or in the hotel. an example from a december 2021 clearance application was listed as being flagged from calmer ross during the application. however, it was previously named hunter, yes. owned by a polar shipping company and flew the flag of malta,

another european country to major effect. the other shipping companies based in the global north. uh and you were a, for instance, when there too, we legally explore the ship for breaking to south asia. the, the open, these were present fox and lied to authorities about the final destination of the vessel as a way to avoid being codes. so is there a way to do to fix on these? uh yes, legal loopholes needs to be fixed and legislation needs to be enforced properly. the ship breaking industry makes a significant contribution to bangladesh as economy supplying steel and offering employment to pour workers. bangladesh has recently ratified the hong kong convention unsafe ship recycling, making it the 2nd south asian nation to do so. after india, the backend dot com, environmental acted as say to her son is not happy with any provisions beaching

under the hong kong convention to her. it amounts to green washing the country, including no way pleasures, bangladesh, design, the hong kong convention which commit speaching, however, with no way and now between, within its borders bank issues, government for the heat, european standards. differentiation in certain cases is not acceptable. for instance, when considering a quantity of items of an american a know different from those of citizens of other nations and differentiating standards based on nationality is unintended, the ships are essential to global commerce and recycling old solves into valuable scrap material will remain a source of income, but international regulations have yet to provide a solution for improving the environmental damage in bangladesh caused by this toxic industry the

they take to the streets, the climate protections for democracy, or to protest against will and racism. young people want to change many fear for the future and to mom's that that government stopped listening. the berlin at the end of may, thousands of young people are demonstrating for more climate protection with the youth organization fridays for future. on this specific friday, 100000 people take part across germany, including 19 year old samira gun door. the demonstration has been in full swing since about 12 noon and were now walking loudly through the government district,

climate protection and democracy only work hand in hand. samira and the others feel that they are not being heard by those in power that their interests are not adequately represented. so they want to help shape democracy. a new study shows that many young people in europe believe democracy is in danger. all the more reason for samira to get involved. she's not happy with the political situation. the climate crisis motivated her to become politically active. she's been involved with fridays for future for 5 years now. since she was 14 these days, she not only participated but also organize his protest. this park and berlin's trip to district special significance for her size. and i've looked at the island of youth behind the bridge as a place i used to go with my friends to chill. it's where i became more politicized dobbs to have a climate protection is no picnic. that's what's written on the posters that she made for the protest. it all began back when she was in school. that was when i

went with my class to my 1st demonstration because my teachers motivated me, then i realized how extreme climate changes. and then we really have to do something. i still feel that way, so i'm on the streets with fridays for future. for john arrow, it also began with protests. the 23 year old has been involved with the green party for 3 years. so instead of complaining about things, he didn't like, he decided he needed to take action. he wanted to make a difference in his neighborhood, in berlin's punk of district for john arrow. so democracy means getting involved this year. he's standing for election in his district for the 1st time. you mentioned this on young people, especially because they're starting to build a life. if you listen to them, you realize that their ideas are very similar to the ideas that older people have. to be good for politics at all levels, to bring them together and compare the ideas i need as

a green candidate. he doesn't have it easy in his district time. and again, he says he's received insults, threats, or a tax. i rose grand parents came to germany from turkey decades ago. he has a lot of experience with racism which is also why he stands up for people with a migration background type is to start to get out. it's really important that people are heard and send him and represent any affinity, especially of them, which is not the case for me. but especially if they have a visible history of migration for the racism is in a phobia, are totally present in the society. and those with the different skin color experience, braces, and every day it's super important that this we made public and that people realize it's not ok. and he also went into politics because he's concerned about the future of his generation in these times of war and climate crisis. especially with regard to climate change. young people need a perspective of them and people who represent them. once the most young people with everything that faces them are not represented at all,

and especially in europe and apologize starting with the topic of climate change things. and so the young have to somehow bring all of these issues in depaula to as far as they are much more affected by them because they will hopefully see on the planet for a very long time. i hope that the fridays for future movement has already achieved a lot. clement protection has long been one of the top issues on the political agenda. samira believes all the effort has been worth it. yeah, i've actually given up a lot of my free time, a lot of my hobbies for 2019 was a different time when people weren't really that aware of the climate crisis. and we managed to get the climate discussion going. today. we're standing here with so many people and i'm just very, very grateful that everyone is prepared to protest. whether as demonstrators on the streets or actively involved in politics, john route some your a gun, doors and other protesters have already made a difference. they believe that those who want to protect democracy need to give

young people a louder voice in the future. if your elderly old become ill, life can feel very worrying. it doesn't help that there's a world wide shortage of kind of give us what's the solution? hi, how are you today? especially you have severe pain was just a little visual and knock is 21 and has been learning german for 6 months now together with her classmates in, in a few months, they'll need these language skills. they want to train as health care workers in germany. get well soon. see you next week

it's been a food most i see in a bit nervous, but also quite excited because i'll experience lots of new things that they're not adding to at 11 con, taking blood pressure, helping with dressing and on dressing. these are among the tasks that they will be responsible for 50 young vietnamese men and women are preparing for future employment in germany with a year long training course here. and henry. today they're learning how important patients inflexibility are for the nursing profession. busy, especially if you all can, it's often the case that the elderly count understand them stay in. so you need to be able to find ways to explain things at traveling. how vocational a school teacher stuff on sheep. it's normally works in bavaria. here in hanoi, he's explaining to knock in her classmates what awaits them in their further training in germany. he knows that skilled workers are badly needed in germany,

but he also know some of the challenges they'll face mine. i'm, i don't know if it's, and i think it's important to have a good knowledge of the language. so know a bit about german culture and it also depends where in germany you're going because of the different dialect will select of in hanover for example, if the german has spoken quite clearly enough, which is different to where i come from, lower bavaria or an east frasier with a dialect are often very strong and then not being able to understand people, it 1st can make working in a retirement home, very challenging explanation. so for state, many of the trainees have never left vietnam. most of them grew up in rural areas with rice fields and fish. ponds like not. not some other also only knows germany from stories a relative of hers lives in heidelberg, live here in the village is very basic. nox mother believes her daughter will have more opportunities and a higher income manager in the home and not herself wants her family to benefit

from her decision. was low new pay the i plan to divide up my salary. i'll need to keep one pump for my daily expenses in gemini plus the best of savings for myself. and i'll send my family in vietnam. a said if my earnings they will fund by team. so that means it was not wish to go to germany, but they decided on it together. they don't have much time left to cook together anymore. as knox departure is nearing. so they prepare her favorite dish together. one more time, salary salad with beef and pran knocks mother is $52.00, her father is already deceased knox. education in germany is like winning the lottery. even if it means they'll be separated. i won't be a t, i'm still young. she doesn't have to worry about me. and when i'm old, she'll have a good income and to secure life in gemini. and so she'll be able to support me from a fun golf o m good level, not fucking yet. i mean that is, i've been doing slowly the emergency room at the local hospital

knock is getting practical experience here, which will need to be able to participate in the program. so it's a prerequisite to getting the training sheets in germany. she sees her move as a positive thing. people in her profession are needed everywhere, and compassion is a universal good. i wish you all the best for gemini and that everyone that likes and appreciates you as much as we do. can you make us proud here in vietnam? so there's a lot of excitement and henry today, knock and her classmates will be able to ask a former participants in the course how she's doing in germany. 36 year old hutch yvonne has been in this month for 3 years now and just completed her nursing exam. they all want to know, what is it like in germany, and how do the people treat,

you know, in the barn, find her colleagues. nice and always helpful. even when it's stressful and the ward the 3 learned that it wasn't easy for vine to discover that care workers in germany are also responsible for washing the patients and their personal hygiene. it's different in vietnam and something they'll have to get used to here in her office and henry b i to dip my works on behalf of german clinics and care facilities that are looking to employ care workers. so far. she's placed almost 400 young people in germany, exciting df munoz. they provide support during the 1st few months in germany when it comes to dealing with the authorities and when they feel homesick. so we make sure they have people to talk to them and check that the cooperation with the new employer is going well of whether they returned to the country of origin. down the line is always an individual decision individual and, and try to hi. should we study together this year,

training opportunities await them in russ dog corpus and s and for 3 years they'll alternate between the vocational school and the hospital or nursing home. knock has made new friends and handling to feel the same way. she does excited enthusiast, but also nervous i think the beginning will be difficult for us to write this stuff have such a jenny is the biggest challenge. there was so many questions about when our language skills be enough. will we be able to settle in and how will the german people receive them for knock and her friends meeting their country is a huge step, but they believe they can make any place home where they feel comfortable. and as of august, that will be germany. the

patricia ara khan, had spent 15 hours hugging this tree when disaster struck by lightning, striking power cut ended, her world record attempt but then you got an activist didn't give up in january 2024. patricia hug this tree for more than 16 hours straight, and is now officially registered in the guinness world records. what looks like the funds spent has a serious background out, and patricia wants to draw attention to it. the. the problem of climate change is huge. and at least now the world is just looking up to it. it's about time that we pick up the

pace on planted histories because our natural force of going, we're using up the trees. not minding to replace them. a statement that is particularly true for you gone to which has one of the worst deforestation rates in the world. according to the online tracking portal global forest watch, the country lost more than 1000000 hectares of tree cover between 20012022. for patricia, this loss needs to be addressed and she wants to draw attention to it. she says trees are key to facing our climate challenges. trees have a very, very know much advantages. at this very moment. i'm bringing the freshest oxygen for the cause i'm getting it there for my tree out of the same time. it's sticking in mccullen dick's age. just talking about trees is not enough for patricia. she wants to do something about it. for example,

with the help of wooden pencils filled with tracy. patricia regularly visits, communities, especially schools and eastern uganda, with these plentiful pencils in her luggage. today in this class tree education is on the time table. it's very important that they understand the jenny, they're about to take one, which is trip planting. and i want them to send the process for my c. and so this particular thing. so for me to test things inside and they're using it to study it at the end of the day, it's going to try switching to a tree. you'll pay for the active best hopes she can help the students to value trees more and say, and when they talk of planting events, dest, which day, and they say within for you go, and he's supposed to. what in this school, patricia is tree and planting. education was well received. come the rights time.

when i read you on the country at large, is the needs of mitigating climate change. for we all, we all know how much our communities are displaying that, pres pens, hosting drumstick clements king. and so it is literally, in good times, it takes decades until a seed has reached the size of these trees. all the more reason says patricia to begin embracing them sooner rather than later the are you looking for move surprising insights and inspiring solutions from around the world? you get to meet the people fighting climate change, then follow us on facebook, instagram, antiques, ok. the

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