Nearly 1,700 seafarers abandoned in 132 cases reported to the International Labour Organization last year, while a China-controlled carrier looks to grab a slice of the high-risk, high-reward Red Sea route as ultra-large box tonnage migrates south prompting a rerouting of Asia-Europe trade
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The Finnish Transport Workers Union announced on Thursday its full support for the strike that Swedish mechanics have been maintaining since the end of October against the American electric car.
Madagascar recently signed a fisheries partnership agreement with the E.U., even as the treatment of workers on vessels from the bloc comes under scrutiny.