According to Nautilus, Maersk recently sold its five Dutch-flagged containerships and decided to lay off 24 Dutch seafarers working on the fleet, only keeping the Dutch captains and chief engineers in service.The union has filed a petition to Maersk, urging the company to offer alternative employment to the 24 seafarers across the company.“It is incomprehensible to us and our members that a profitable company like Maersk, with over 300 ships in service, would not be able to find jobs for all 24 Dutch seafarers on their fleet in addition to the Dutch captains and chief engineers,” said Nautilus International deputy general secretary Marcel van den Broek.
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