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ITF To The Rescue - Grand Victoria

by Jamie McMechan — last modified Jan 02, 2012 06:04 AM
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Filipino crew on board the Singapore flag of convenience bulk carrier Grand Victoria loading coal in the port of Newcastle have won US$170,000 in back pay owing after intervention from the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) Australia. The cash payment of US $100,000 was personally made to 19 crew members, with confirmation that a further $70,000 owing in family allotments has been paid into their home bank accounts. The company also signed an ITF agreement giving the crew a pay rise and better working conditions on board.

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Produced by Jamie McMechan
Directed by Jamie McMechan
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Produced Jun 15, 2009
Production Company PowederKeg Video Productions
Distributor Maritime Union of Australia

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Filipino crew on board the Singapore flag of convenience bulk carrier Grand Victoria loading coal in the port of Newcastle have won US$170,000 in back pay owing after intervention from the ITF Australia. The cash payment of US $100,000 was personally made to 19 crew members, with confirmation that a further $70,000 owing in family allotments has been paid into their home bank accounts. The company also signed an ITF agreement giving the crew a pay rise and better working conditions on board.
Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License

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