This old French carrier is now at a breakers yard on Teeside, apparently too toxic for Eygpt or India to take on and dismantle. So here's one thing that is difficult to outsource! I think the facility at Teeside has also some ex US navy ships which were also in a similar situation.
I hope our working conditions are good enough, and if so it is not a bad trade for the UK to be in. Having seen how badly PCB's can be "recycled" in India with little regard for workers health it is time we showed some responsibility and cared more about conditions in those countries (rather than just the bottom line). It almost needs goverment intervention to insist on at least equivalent working conditions - if not pay.
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