British Columbia’s health and safety agency for workers has imposed a hefty fine on BC Ferry Services Inc., over the death of one of its workers in June 2020. A statement on the WorkSafeBC site says a fine of $674,445 was imposed last month. It says one of the firm’s employees was doing work on…
Dubai-Owned Ferry Firm Admits Breaking Law by Firing 800 UK Staff Without Notice
A Dubai-owned ferry firm has admitted that it broke the law when it fired 800 UK-based staff with no notice. P&O Ferries, which was bought by Dubai-based logistics giant DP World in 2019, sparked outrage on March 17 when it fired 800 seafarers without any prior notice and replaced them with cheaper agency workers. At…
P&O Uses Indian Seafarers ‘Earning Less Than £2 an Hour’ After Sacking UK Staff
Indian seafarers hired to replace sacked P&O Ferries crews are being paid just 2.38 US dollars (£1.81) an hour, a union has claimed. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), which represented many of the 800 staff fired without notice last week, said their replacements are being paid well below the minimum wage in the…
Washington State Ferries Suffer ‘Unprecedented’ Disruption Amid Staff Shortages: Spokesman
Washington State Ferries (WSF), which provide service around the Puget Sound in western Washington, suffered significant staff shortages over the weekend, officials said. And on Monday, the service’s website went down for several hours. Sterling said that about 28 workers called in sick on Oct. 9, which he described as not unusual. However, there were…
One Dead, Several Feared Missing in Indian Ferry Collision
GAUHATI, India—Two passenger ferries collided Wednesday in a river in northeastern India, leaving at least one person dead and several others missing, officials said. The head-on collision caused one of the boats to sink in the Brahmaputra river, said Ashok Barman, deputy commissioner of Jorhat city. The crash occurred near Nimati Ghat, a river port…
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