December 14, 2005

The Mari­time Uni­on says the arrest of shipjump­ers in Nel­son is not solv­ing the cause of the prob­lem.
Six Viet­namese shipjump­ers were arres­ted on Tues­day night in Nel­son.
Mari­time Uni­on Gen­er­al Sec­ret­ary Tre­vor Han­son says action is needed to ensure that crew mem­bers are being employed under decent con­di­tions.
“This Christ­mas, there will be over­seas crews work­ing in New Zea­l­and waters in dan­ger­ous con­di­tions, for low pay, suf­fer­ing abuse and exploit­a­tion, while we turn a blind eye because it is mak­ing a fat profit for someone.”