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60,000 local seafarers mull setting up union
(Business Times - Malaysia)
August 20, 2001
By Jose Barrock
SOME 60,000 seafarers in the country are considering to form a union to further improve their working conditions and benefits.
They said with the current acute shortage for seamen worldwide, one of the key factors which can help Malaysian shipping companies overcome the shortage is a union which can be the link between the shipowners and the ...... Read more on Business Times - Malaysia
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