UK transport secretary moves to ensure P&O Ferries will pay a fair wage

UK transport secretary Grant Shapps has moved to ensure that P&O Ferries will never operate its UK ferries with cheap labour on board. He aims to introduce a change in the ...

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News / Maersk fined for firing whistleblower who reported safety concerns

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Comment / A mountain to climb for some; but where are the box lines in seafarer support?

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News / Evacuate trapped seafarers from Black and Azov seas, demands ICS

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News / Labour shortages on land and at sea as Ukraine invasion ripples spread

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News / HMM and staff reach wage and bonus agreement after 18-hour negotiation

Following 18 hours of talks, HMM’s management and unions representing the Korean flagship carrier’s seafarers ...

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News / HMM seafarers step up pay protest, and now office staff also vote to strike

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UK transport secretary moves to ensure P&O Ferries will pay a fair wage

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