Pacific scoop co nz » Did The Ship Shrink? – Red Flags Raised Over Goundar Ship Registered In Fiji 14 Metres Shorter Than In Canada scoop.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scoop.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In an interview, B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union president Graeme Johnston said they have taken up the cause of Goundar’s workers because three of the shipping company’s vessels Queen of Prince Rupert, Queen of Chilliwack, and Queen of Nanaimo were purchased from B.C. Ferries and Goundar was at one time a manager at B.C. Ferries. “We share solidarity with other seafarers around the world and when we see B.C. Ferries vessels being used in a way that is akin to human trafficking it’s going to be something that causes a lot of hard feelings among our members and stir up a lot of passions,” he said.
Posted February 5th, 2021 for ITF Global Up to 10,000 jobs in Dakar’s informal sector could be at risk unless more is done to include informal workers in the city’s upcoming Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system project, warns a report commissioned by the International Transport Workers’ Federation.
Dakar Bus Rapid Transit Labour Impact Assessment Research Report 2020 highlights the reality of informal public transport workers in Dakar and the major issues they face, including job insecurity, low pay, long hours, harassment and lack of training or pathways into formalised work. The report is being published this week to coincide with the Transforming Transport 2021 conference, which is co-organised by the World Bank. Alongside the European Investment Bank and the Green Climate Fund, the World Bank is the majority funding partner of Dakar s BRT project.
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Hunger strike of abandoned bulker crew in Kuwait moves into 2nd month
After 11 months without pay for their families, 19 seafarers on board the
MV Ula bulk carrier in the port of Shuaiba, Kuwait have gone on a hunger strike, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said.
The mixed crew from India, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Bangladesh are demanding immediate repatriation and payment of $410,415.65 they are owed in wages.
They have rejected all meals from 7 January, saying they cannot eat while their families go hungry. Their hunger strike now drags into February.
Six of the crew have already been hospitalised to stabilise their blood pressure and sugar levels, before they were returned to the ship. The seafarers remain at risk of dying if they continue to refuse food.