Browsing by Author "Mathew, Emil"

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Recycling of Ships Act 2019: challenges and opportunities for ship recycling industry in India /
(Taylor & Francis, 2024-07-13) Mathew, Emil
The Recycling of Ships Act 2019 (RSA 2019) was inspired by the Hong Kong Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships 2009, and it aimed at setting standards for ship recycling and laying down a statutory mechanism for enforcing such standards. This paper discusses the relevance and the contextual factors that led to the formulation of the RSA 2019. The RSA has invited sharp criticism, stressing the need to make appropriate amendments to the Act to ensure a safe and sound recycling environment and safeguard the health of recycling workers. An analysis of the recent trends in the ship recycling market has been carried out in light of implementing the RSA. The long-term sustainability of the ship recycling operations requires the formation of a collective association of the recycling nations in South Asia, even though each nation may adopt independent regulations of its own.
Ship recycling, market imperfections and the relevance of a consortium of ship recycling nations in the Indian subcontinent
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-05-25) Mathew, Emil
Ship recycling, market imperfections and the relevance of a consortium of ship recycling nations in the Indian subcontinent
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-05-25) Mathew, Emil
Ship recycling, market imperfections and the relevance of a consortium of ship recycling nations in the Indian subcontinent /
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-04-03) Mathew, Emil
Ship recycling operation is widely considered as one of the most hazardous activities in the shipbuilding industry due to environmental pollution and health risks to workers. Stringent environmental and labour compliance standards enforced over the past few decades in developed nations have substantially increased the costs, shifting the recycling operations to nations in the Global South where these operations entail lower cost. This paper provides an overview of the ship recycling industry and highlights the consequential adverse effects on environment and human beings in the nations engaged in ship recycling and also elaborates on the guidelines proposed by international organisations to address these issues. It is argued that unless the externalities on the environment and human health are not taken into account, a sustainable model of ship recycling cannot be achieved. The paper proposes the formation of a consortium by recycling nations particularly India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, whose synergies will help to safeguard the interests of the workforce and environment in these countries. A ship recycling industry fund, under the auspices of International Maritime Organisation exclusively for meeting the cost of ship recycling, is also mooted for consideration. The availability of this fund, along with efficient policy formulations initiated by the consortium of major ship recycling nations, can play a major role in addressing the externalities and turning the recycling operation environment- and labour-friendly.
Social reintegration of released prisoners : an empirical analysis from two indian states
(Cambridge University Press, 2022-01-25) Mathew, Emil
Social reintegration of released prisoners: an empirical analysis from two indian states /
(Cambridge University Press, 2021-11-01) Mathew, Emil
This paper presents the empirical analysis from two Indian States to understand factors influencing the social reintegration of released prisoners. Samples of the study comprise 100 released prisoners who are currently under the probation system. The article identified stability in income, maintaining good relationships with the family and community, and membership in informal groups as four outcome variables of reintegration. The paper also identified seven factors – four factors concerning the stay at the prison and three factors concerning life after release – as capable of influencing the extent of reintegration. A reintegration index has been constructed to examine the relationship between reintegration and seven supporting factors that influence reintegration. The article also used a correlation matrix to analyse the relationship between the reintegration index and the contributing factors of reintegration. The paper suggests that factors such as visits by family members and probation officers and availing parole have a significant positive relationship, but that years of stay have a significant negative relationship with the reintegration of released prisoners.
The recycling of ships act 2019: prospects for a sustainable ship recycling in india /
(IEEE, 2022-02-21) Mathew, Emil
The topic of ship recycling was debated on account of its adverse effects on the environment and also on account of its impact on the safety and health of the workers, although as a commercial activity, it contributes second-hand steel and ensures employment to the workers. International organisations like IMO and ILO have deliberated on the need to frame appropriate regulations to monitor and supervise ship recycling operations, and Hong Kong Convention 2009 is an important initiative in this direction. The Recycling of Ships Act 2019 passed by India, the second-largest ship recycling nation, points towards the commitment of the nation to make the recycling operations labour friendly and environmentally accountable. However, the Act was criticised on grounds of its undue reliance on the Hong Kong Convention and also on a host of other loopholes and inadequate provisions. The present paper highlights the relevance of the Act and examines its provisions critically while emphasising the need to re-examine certain clauses, as the nation is expecting an increase in the number of ships arriving for recycling consequent to the passing of the Act 2019.)
Tiding over the pandemic : the prospects of cruise tourism
(Refaad, 2021-08-05) Mathew, Emil
Tiding over the pandemic : the prospects of cruise tourism /
(REFAAD, 2021-06-01) Mathew, Emil
Cruise tourism, which was achieving an average growth always higher than the global economic growth, had a global presence and saw participation from all the continents during this decade. The COVID-19 pandemic very adversely affected the global travel and tourism sector perhaps more than the other sectors of the economy. Since the time COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, in March 2020, the cruise tourism market went into a swift decline. The prospects of recovery of this market crucially hinges on how the pandemic is overcome and thereafter measures taken to rebuild confidence in the minds of the passengers. We present a sweep of cruise tourism in this paper covering the nature of the cruise market, demographic composition of passengers, challenges, and opportunities, and show the relevance of cruise tourism as an industry contributing to global tourism. We also dwell upon the internal and external risks and uncertainties experienced by the cruise industry. In the light of several measures taken all over the world to address the pandemic, we examine the measures taken by the cruise companies to rebuild the lost confidence as the cruise industry operates in an elastic market.