SUVA (ABC/Pacnews) â A group of Filipino sailors who claim they were left stranded by their employer in Fiji for several months are ecstatic they ll soon be heading home.
The seven men say they were abandoned by their Fijian employer, Goundar Shipping, after raising concerns about their pay and working conditions.
The Philippine government has stepped in to pay for their return flights after Goundar refused to send them back.
âI m very happy because my family are very excited to see me safe and sound, said Joshua Imperial, who worked as a cook on Gondarâs ferries.
Some of them have been out of work since January without the means to return home and they ve been relying on the kindness of strangers and the International Transport Workers Federation to survive.
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After nearly 4 years stranded on cargo ship in Egypt, a Syrian crew member finally goes home
Due to a legal dispute, Mohammad Aisha spent almost four years stuck aboard a cargo ship in Egypt. Now he s finally been allowed to fly home to Syria.
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Legal dispute left Mohammad Aisha stuck aboard the MV Aman; his crewmates were allowed to leave in 2019
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Mohammad Aisha is seen at an airport in Cairo shortly before returning to his home in Syria. Thanks to a legal dispute, he was struck aboard the cargo ship MV Aman in the Gulf of Suez for nearly four years. (International Transport Workers Federation)