Nowhere to hide by ITF campaign that concentrates on Melbourne, in addition to Victoria, SA, and Tassie. This initiative targets shipowners and agents engaged in the systematic theft of wages from vulnerable seafarers aboard cargo ships vital to Australia’s goods supply chain.
Campaign Objectives and Advocacy
Both the ITF and the Maritime Union urge the Australian government against slavery in international vessels. The campaign cites a flag of convenience ‘Robbed at Sea’ report that exposes high levels of crime and calls for stronger controls on these ships.
Campaign Focus
The ‘Nowhere to Hide’ campaign goes beyond wage recovery in addressing issues such as refusing shore leave, repatriation failures, denial of medical care, and bullying. The inspectors are central to upholding sea fairness in Australian ports.
The campaign is that it tackles wage theft, and requires government action as well as tough legislation for bettering living conditions for sea-going personnel within Australian waters.
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Source: MIRAGE
