The underlying principle of ship recycling activity is to support sustainability by recycling huge amounts of material from end of life ships but the actual practice in the industry undermines its positive effects (Jain et al., 2013). The ship recycling industry has serious social and environmental implications involving various issues from human rights to environment protection. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) in May 2009 thus adopted the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships to address the growing concerns about the environmental, occupational health and safety risks related to ship recycling.