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Ship of Shame docks in Melbourne
ITF invites MPs and media on board to witness first hand shameful crew exploitation They?ve been cheated $300,000 in wages, fed on fish heads, intimidated and stood-over. But when three complained they were sacked. They are the crew of the ageing Greek owned, Cypriot flag of convenience vessel ANL Progress and they are due in the Port of Melbourne tonight where round two of a battle between the ITF and the shipowner is set to get under way. Round one was fought out and won by the ITF in the NZ courts last week before the ship sailed for Melbourne. That was a court order preventing the company sacking three Filipino seafarers who complained about pay and conditions. Now the ITF is out to get the crew the $300,000 in wages they are owed. The ANL Progress is just one of the more than 9000 cases of robbery and skull duggery on the high seas the ITF deals with each year. It is an issue that should concern all Australians. ANL Progress is a good example of the type of cheap, substandard, cut-rate ship the Australian Government and Australian freight forwarders want on our coast and in our domestic transport industry - ships of shame that are sinking environmentally friendly, quality Australian flagged and crewed vessels. In fact ANL was once the public enterprise Australian National Line sold off by the Howard Government after it first came to office. And two other former ANL vessels working our coast are now subject to a dispute in the Australian courts (the CSL Yarra and the CSL Pacific). That?s why the ITF is inviting a delegation of parliamentarians and the media on board to see first hand the shameful condition of the ship and its crew. Where: Appleton Dock, Melbourne When: 9am, Tuesday, February 26th for media conference on board
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