The rally at the Kurnell refinery was organised by the ITF-affiliated Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and attracted speakers and supporters from six other unions – the Rail, Tram and Bus Union; the Transport Workers’ Union; the Australian Maritime Officers Union; the Fire Brigade Employee’s Union; the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union; and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union.
The 36-strong crew remains on board the oil tanker Alexander Spirit, which has been languishing in Devonport, Australia for over three weeks, awaiting an order to sail to Singapore. The crew is contracted on the vessel until 2019 to transport Caltex fuel around Australia but learned that they would be sacked and replaced with a foreign crew when they arrived in Singapore. This came just a week before Caltex announced a half-year profit of USD375 million.
The MUA mounted industrial action but that was deemed illegal by the Fair Work Commission, which ordered it to cease. Five of the crew have left the ship on stress leave.
Leading the speeches, Steve Cotton said: “The ITF and its 4.6 million members bring their solidarity to Australian transport workers. We’ve watched what Caltex have been doing and we’re watching the situation over here about proper jobs for Australian men and women. Brothers and sisters we’re with you, long live the MUA.”
Paddy Crumlin, MUA national secretary and ITF president, criticised the Australian government for failing in its primary duty of protecting the Australian community, because it was not working to secure the future energy needs of the country.
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Cotton joins protest over Caltex treatment of Alexander Spirit crew
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カタールの政府・交通運輸企業との意見交換会
ITF とカタール労働省は、カタール国内および国際的な運輸・物流企業と意見交換会を開催し、同国の交通運輸部門における国内労働法および国際労働基準の適用について議論した。 4 月末にドーハで開催されたこの会議では、経済、気候、衛生をめぐる不確実性の高まりを受け、交通運輸産業のレジリエンス（回復力）とサステナビリティ（持続可能性）を確保するために
