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For the 2nd time in much less than a week, Australian maritime authorities have actually prohibited a foreign-flagged mass provider from its ports over underpaid salaries to team.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) introduced over night that the Liberian- flagged mass provider TW Hamburg has actually been prohibited from Australian ports for one year.

AMSA assessors board the vessel in Gladstone on Friday, July 24, after obtaining a suggestion from seafarers onboard that their employment agreement had actually ended and also they were waiting for repatriation. During the evaluation, assessors were come close to by the team that declared they had underpaid.

The AMSA states it verified the accusations and also figured out that the team was owed concerning AUD $42,000. According to the AMSA, the team were located to have replicate seafarer employment contract that consisted of wage distinctions of around 25%. The seafarers were being paid based upon the contract for the reduced quantity.

AMSA likewise uncovered that the amount and also high quality of food given was well listed below the requirements needed by theMaritime Labour Convention The galley and also refrigerators were unclean and also the ship had extremely bad health techniques generally, according to the AMSA.

“Taking financial advantage and mistreating seafarers in this way is nothing short of exploitation by people in powerful positions,” claimed AMSA Acting General Manager Operations Michael Drake.

The team of the TW Hamburg are currently in the procedure of being repatriated.

Since 2014, the AMSA has actually prohibited 16 ships from Australian ports, the bulk for falling short to pay seafarers their salaries promptly and also completely.

Earlier today we prohibited Agia Sofia for comparable factors. The MV Fortune Genius and also Xing Jing Hai were both prohibited in September 2019 for jointly owing their seafarers AUD $240,000, according to Drake.

“Any ship that arrives in Australia under such conditions can expect the same treatment. We will not tolerate the exploitation of seafarers in our waters,” Drake included.

The AMSA claimed it has actually obtained verification that the seafarers from TW Hamburg have actually currently been paid their impressive salaries and also have actually come onto land to be repatriated.

The ship has actually left Gladstone and also will certainly not be allowed to strategy or go into an Australian port till 29 July 2021.