Crews on at least three ships in Australian waters have stopped working their ships following expiration of their contracts. The seafarers are bidding for repatriation as the crew change crisis caused by COVID-19 related travel bans drags on.
Back in June, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and its affiliated seafarers’ unions said they would assist seafarers with expired contracts to exercise their right to stop working, leave ships, and return home.
Now, the ITF reports that...