ITF retrieves $37.6m in wages for abandoned seafarers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation, which handled 1,795 cases last year, said breach of contract was the number one failure of shipowners
‘Seafarers might think it’s normal to go unpaid for a couple of months, waiting for a shipowner to sort out financing, but they need to be aware that non-payment can also be a sign that a shipowner is about to cut them loose and leave them abandoned’ — ITF