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The MUA claims CSL Australia has been allowed to remove four Australian crewed vessels from the coastal trade, replacing them with foreign-registered flag-of-convenience vessels employing seafarers who can be paid as little as AUD2 ($1.46) an hour. Photo: Maritime Union of Australia

Australian union up in arms over crews imported from 'Covid-19 hotspots'

Union says government is actively supporting systematic removal of Aussie seafarers from the coastal trade

17 November 2020 0:29 GMT Updated 17 November 2020 7:23 GMT

By Dale Wainwright

The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has said it is outraged at the import of seafarers from “Covid-19 hotspots” to work in the country’s

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Australian union up in arms over crews imported from 'Covid-19 hotspots'