The entire industry is wild. Old ships have a lot of asbestos, plastic is burnt in heaps right next to working people. Life expectancy in Alang et al. isn't great.

That’s most of the world. The idea of worker safety and protection is the exception, not the rule.

Bare feet are the least of your problems when somebody drops a couple of tons of rusty steel on your head.

Yes, but that doesn't mean that using basic protective gear, like every heavy industry worker in developed countries, wouldn't reduce other kinds of injuries.

The threat of metal dropping on top of one employee doesn't remove the need for foot protection for the rest.