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Seamen face low pay, harsh work conditions
(The Manila Times)
September 10, 2001
By: Yna Soriano
IBON Foundation, an independent think tank, says that one of the reasons for irregular employment among most seamen is that there is no standard pay scale in the local shipping industry, based on a recent survey it conducted among local seafarers.
A shipping firm pays its workers according to its earning capacity, a source of labor-management ...... Read more on The Manila Times
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