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Mar 17, 2021 05:28:48 PM Deal with the government , these were the words of Goundar Shipping Limited owner George Goundar when asked for a comment on allegations of human trafficking made against him. Goundar in an exclusive interview with
FijiLive said he has nothing to say about human trafficking allegations made against him. “Deal with government, we have nothing to say,” he said. This after seven Filipino men reported him to Police for alleged human trafficking after he refused to pay for their fare back home after sacking them. “An investigation of human trafficking against Goundar Shipping is underway but the company had also lodged a complaint against the victims,” said Police spokesperson Ana Naisoro.
Mar 17, 2021 05:39:56 PM The Philippines government has ordered its embassy in New Zealand to look into the plight and assist stranded Filipino seafarers in Fiji. This after seven Filipino seafarers were allegedly abandoned by their employer Goundar Shipping after raising their working conditions to the management. Four of the seven Filipinos were fired on Christmas Day last year after refusing to surrender their passports to Goundar Shipping. The other three Filipino sailors alleged the company left them stranded at a remote wharf. “The seafarers are currently assisted by the Fijian government and the International Transport Workers Federation,” says the Filipino government.
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March 17, 2021
NORWAY’S THIRD CORONA INFECTION WAVE was crashing over the country on Wednesday, as the highest numbers of confirmed virus cases ever rolled in. A total of 1,156 cases were registered during the past 24 hours, with areas like Haugalandet on the West Coast now being hit hard.
“These are high and disturbing numbers,” Jarle Nilsen, the mayor of Karmøy, told state broadcaster NRK. Fully half of all cases in neighbouring Haugesund now involve children and youth. In Oslo, the number of new confirmed cases hit 495 in a just a 24-hour period. That’s 214 more than on Wednesday last week. Numbers were also high in Drammen, Bergen and Tønsberg.
Source: Eye on Port
Country Inspector for the ITF, Capt. Catherine Haizel and Perpetual Osei-Bonsu on Eye on Port
Government and players in the Port and Maritime Industry have been urged to institute deliberate interventions and policies that will allow for a broader and increased participation of women in the industry.
Country Inspector for the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), Capt. Catherine Haizel, the Executive Secretary of the Ship Owners and Agents Association of Ghana, Perpetual Osei-Bonsu and the Chief Operating Officer of Conship, Linda Vasnani, are unanimous in their conviction that there is a need to create a conducive environment for more women to participate and thrive in the industry.