The Bellona Foundation is a multi-disciplinary international environmental NGO based in Oslo, Norway. Founded in 1986 as a direct action protest group, it has since become a recognised technology and solution oriented, environmental defender with offices on two continents. Altogether, some 40 ecologists, nuclear physicists, engineers, economists, lawyers, advisors and journalists work at Bellona. www.bellona.org
Contact: Svend Søyland, svend@bellona.no

 
 
 
Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS) props up the endeavours of the labour movement to act in proper with the labour rights issues and its social actions. BILS facilitates to strengthen links and networks between trade unions and other civil society organizations with similar interests, particularly in the justification of human and democratic rights and social justice in all its aspects. BILS was established in 1995 with the support and active participation of major National Trade Union Federations of the country. Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. www.bilsbd.org
Contact: Abu Yousuf Mollah, bils@citech.net

 
 
The Corporate Accountability Desk – The Other Media coordinate a corporate accountability and environmental health desk that extends technical, logistics, legal and strategic support to communities that are fighting corporate crime. The voluntary collective investigates and reports on the environmental and human rights track record of corporations and works as a support/solidarity group in India for people’s struggles against industrial pollution and related human rights violations. Based in Cuddalore, India. www.sipcotcuddalore.com
Contact: Madhumitta Dutta, madhudutta.new@gmail.com

 
 

The European Federation for Transport & Environment, founded in 1989, is Europe’s principal environmental organisation campaigning on sustainable transport. T&E’s primary focus is on European policy and its work is supported by 45 NGO member organisations working in 21 countries to promote an environmentally sound approach to transport. The T&E secretariat in Brussels works closely in various ways together with the European institutions, while member organisations have close contacts with national decision-makers and campaign at national level. Based in Brussels, Belgium. www.transportenvironment.org
Contact: Bill Hemmings, bill.hemmings@transportenvironment.org

The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), was created in 1922. It now includes 141 national human rights NGOs from all regions of the world. FIDH has a generalist mandate and consequently works on all human rights be they civil, political, economic, social, or cultural rights. FIDH carried out fact-finding missions on shipbreaking in India and Bangladesh, which resulted in the publication of a mission report in 2002 entitled ‘Labour Rights in Shipbreaking Yards in South Asia, Where do the floating dustbins end up?’. In 2005 FIDH, Greenpeace and YPSA released a report entitled ‘End of Life Ships – The Human Cost of Breaking Ships’. Based in Paris, France. www.fidh.org
Contact: Elin Wrzoncki, ewrzoncki@fidh.org

 
 
 

Greenpeace is an international non-governmental organisation founded in 1971, working on global and environmental problems. Greenpeace started its shipbreaking campaign by highlighting this environmental and human rights disaster in 1998. Since then the environmental organisation has been working for a global solution be it through the Basel Convention, the IMO (International Maritime Organisation) and the ILO (International Labour Organisation) as well as in the shipbreaking countries such as India and Turkey. Based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. www.greenpeace.org
Contact: Marietta Harjono, mharjono@greenpeace.nl

 
 
 
The International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS), is an independent body dedicated to the world-wide eradication of the continuing use of asbestos and the minimisation of dangers from asbestos products already within society. IBAS works to obtain a universal ban on the future use of all forms of asbestos. The organisation also provides information that will assist asbestos victims seeking redress and financial compensation from employers, asbestos manufacturers, governments and others who may have caused their diseases. Based in London, UK. www.ibas.btinternet.co.uk

 
 
 

Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE) comprises of groups of lawyers working on issues of environmental democracy. It aims at creatively using the existing legal framework and institutions in protecting areas of vital ecological importance. LIFE works nationally with local groups, individuals and communities through a unique combination of litigation, investigation, information dissimination, capacity building and supporting campaigns and movements. Based in New Delhi, India.
Contact: Ritwick Dutta, ritwickdutta@gmail.com
 
 
 

The North Sea Foundation is a Dutch environmental NGO that searches for alternative solutions and seeks dialogue with decision makers. The organisations constructive approach enables it to influence the marine environmental policies of the public administration, politicians and user groups (such as fishermen and ship owners). But when necessary it will take action, be that legal, media pressure or public awareness raising. In 2002, the North Sea Foundation launched the ‘Clean Ship’ concept, which is a strategy towards zero-impact shipping. Based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. www.noordzee.nl
Contact: Merijn Hougee, m.hougee@noordzee.nl

OSHE (The Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation) is a specialized labour foundation established in 2003 by workers initiative working on issues affecting employment, income, economy and environment and the livelihoods of working people. OSHE perform as catalyst to promote tripartism at national level and serving as umbrella for the different national trade union centres and industrial trade unions working together on promotion of Decent Work, and other workplace related development issues based on collective approach. OSHE is the national collaborating centre of the International Safety and Health Information Centre of the International Labour Organization (CIS-ILO). Based in Dhaka, Bangaldesh.www.oshebd.org
Contact: Repon Chowdhury, oshe@agni.com

 
 
 

Prevention of Hazardous Shipbreaking Initiative is a coalition of environmental and labour rights NGOs based in Turkey. The group focuses on proper waste management and respect of labour rights at the shipbreaking sites in Aliaga, near Izmir. They have been a pivotal pressure group in cases such as the MS Otapan. Based in Izmir, Turkey.

 
 
Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)is an independent, non-profit premier research organisation founded in August 1992 on the recommendation of the Pakistan National Conservation Strategy (NCS). It focuses on sustainable development, globalisation, environment, education, health, trade, and has incorporated emergency work and rights-based work as a result of the spate of natural disasters in country.  SDPI is also actively involved in gender mainstreaming, research and advocacy as a strategy for achieving wider impact on the causes of poverty, which include injustice and inequality. It seeks to promote the vision of a peaceful, prosperous, just and democratic South Asia. Based in Islamabad, Pakistan. www.sdpi.org
Contact: Kanwar M. J. Iqbal, kanwar@sdpi.org