Maritime Union of Australia
Death before Custody wins MUA/Blake prize
AGE 36, a stark portrayal of an Aboriginal death by tazer, by FIONA WHITE has taken out this year's Blake Prize for Human Justice Click here
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Death before custody wins MUA/Blake prize
2 Sep 2010 Aged 36, a stark portrayal of an Aboriginal death before custody, by artist FIONA WHITE takes out this year's Blake Human Justice Award, sponsored by the Maritime Union of Australia.
Campaign Keep Australia Afloat
Event Blake art prize Sydney, NSW 2 Sep 2010
Event World Maritime Day Sydney, NSW 28 Sep 2010
The Maritime Union of Australia represents around 11,000 Australian men and women - stevedoring workers (wharfies), seafarers, divers and port workers. They work around the clock, up towering cranes on the nation's docks, below in the ocean depths and at sea on ships and rigs.
As a key affiliate of the International Transport Workers' Federation, the union also helps represent 320,000 of the world's seafarers fighting for wage justice and protection against human rights abuses.
The Maritime
Workers' Journal
Autumn/Winter 2010
Workmates tell first hand of death and near death on the nation's wharves