Is this the most dangerous job in the world? Inside Bangladesh's ship graveyards | 7NEWS Spotlight

Falling metal debris, asbestos, amputation and death - it's all in a day's work for the men, and sometimes children, who work in the ship graveyards of Bangladesh. They dismantle retired ships to recycle the raw materials for the nation's infrastructure. Reporter Tim Noonan got a rare look at what happens inside one of the yards, and the lack of safety for the workers.

This story originally aired in 2013.

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