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Captain caught out underpaying workers20 March 2008By Dean Summers - ITF Co-ordiantor
The Captain of the DD Vanguard, a foreign unregulated ship operating on an Australian Government permit, has been caught out underpaying workers by more than $1000 a month while working in the domestic shipping trade. The International Transport Workers Federation is calling on the Federal Government to revoke the ship's permit until the wages and conditions of the workers are restored to ITF minimum standards. An inspector from the ITF ( International Transport Workers Federation ) today boarded the ship in Melbourne and discovered evidence that crew were being paid a little more than $100 per week. "This is a disgraceful example of clear exploitation of foreign workers working in our own waters" said Dean Summers, National Coordinator for the ITF in Australia. "The Federal Government must now step in to stop this ship from trading on Australia's coast under a Single Voyage Permit - taking away work from Australian owned and crewed vessels. "This is a Russian owned ship, registered in Panama under a 'Flag of Convenience' to avoid any regulation, grossly underpaying its workers but we allow it to trade on out coast and dock at Australian ports. "This is the legacy of the Howard Government - unregulated foreign vessels trading domestic Australian cargo, unchecked and unregulated. "Tightening the permit system is one of a number of outcomes that must be achieved by the Parliamentary Review of Australian shipping announced by Minister Albanese's office last week," said Mr Summers. Media comment: Dean Summers 0419 934 648
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