AMSA boarded the ship in Gladstone on Friday 24 July 2020 after receiving correspondence that seafarers onboard had expired employment agreements and requested repatriation. Further information and assistance was provided by the International Transport Workers’ Federation.During the inspection AMSA was approached by seafarers who claimed they had been underpaid. Evidence was collected during AMSA’s inspection which substantiated these allegations and confirmed that crew were owed about AUD $42,000.Crew were found to have duplicate seafarer employment agreements with a difference in wages between the two agreements of about 25%. They were being paid based on the agreement for the lower amount.During the inspection, AMSA also discovered that the quantity and quality of food provided was well below the standards required by the Maritime Labour ConventionThe galley and fridges were filthy and the ship had very poor hygiene practices overall. Those crew are now being repatriated after rightly refusing to continue working under such atrocious conditions.e the exploitation of seafarers in our waters.”AMSA has received confirmation that the seafarers from TW Hamburg have now been paid their outstanding wages and have come ashore to be repatriated to their home country. The ship has departed Gladstone and will not be permitted to approach or enter an Australian port until 29 July 2021.
WORLD SHIPPING
31 July 2020 - 12:17
Australia bans bulk carrier TW Hamburg for wage exploitation!
Overnight the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) banned the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier TW Hamburg from Australian ports for 12 months.
WORLD SHIPPING
31 July 2020 - 12:17
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