The ITF has pledged solidarity with Dutch affiliate Nautilus NL/FNV Waterbouw in its fight to stop Boskalis sacking skilled seafarers and downgrading the quality of jobs.
The company plans to cut 650 jobs worldwide, including 150 in the Netherlands, and scrap 24 ships despite making EUR 440m ($446m) profit in 2015 and EUR 148m in the first half of 2016.
“In the Netherlands, Fairmount Marine - a wholly owned subsidiary of Boskalis – is attempting to replace permanent seafaring officers with lower paid nationals by outsourcing its entire ship management and crewing to Anglo Eastern,” claims the ITF.
“So
