"By the beginning of 2021, sailors onboard the Mt Iba were owed years' worth of wages and had not set foot on land since 2017. Food, fuel and water were running out on board and the vessel was not safe. Alco Shipping representatives had repeatedly made promises that workers would receive wages and compensation following the vessel's sale, but quarantine measures and labour court closures during COVID-19 delayed the auction.
By February 2021, some of the crew had been onboard for 43 months and had not been paid since 2018, accruing owed wages of over $170,000. An agreement was reached on the outstanding salaries that the five-person crew would receive $165k following the sale of the vessel to another company. Alco Shipping has agreed to cover the cost of the sailors' repatriation."
기업 페이지
ALCO Shipping Services
- Employer
영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수:
5
Migrant & immigrant workers: (
5
- 아시아 태평양
, 해운, 조선, 선박 해체
, 성별 정보 미제공
)
토픽들
이동 제한
,
식량권
,
불안정한/불적합한 생활환경
,
강제 노동 및 현대 노예제도
,
개인 건강
,
임금 착취
,
이동의 자유
시행된 조치: "The company has reportedly been in financial difficult for three years, with the company representative stating that the workers would be paid when the ship is sold to raise the money. The crew has been dependent on charitable food aid. ""Closed courts and quarantine measures"" were cited as causing a delay to resolution.
Extra pressure as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has meant food supplies are delayed getting to the crew, with the closure of the courts delaying resolution of the case.
In January 2021 the abandoned ship became grounded on a beach and authorities are preparing to drag her into a port."