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A Panamanian-flagged vessel, with 22 Romanian seamen on board, was arrested in France for non-payment of wages and lack of living and working conditions.
The Free Shipping Syndicate (SLN) announced that the Panamanian flag of St. Elias had been detained in the port of Lorient in France on the grounds that the conditions of the MLC Convention 2006 had been violated on board. On board are 22 Romanian sailors who have claimed several months of non-payment and a lack of working conditions and life on board. On July 2, the ship was inspected by the Port State Control and the ITF Inspection in France, and following the inspection, the vessel was stopped, News.ro
"According to sources close to the sailors, and life on board is inhuman and unacceptable, shipowners are now taking quick steps to pay salaries and repatriate crews imposed by the authorities following complaints from seafarers on board and problems encountered on board.There are also Romanian sailors disembarked who must receive the promised money that they will be paid as soon as they arrive at home, but not promised until the next day. at this date, "said the representatives of the Free Union of Mariners
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