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I think having a huge plant on a ship means they can staff it with workers from 3rd world countries without worrying about Australian visas, employment laws, et

by paulftw 12y ago

I think having a huge plant on a ship means they can staff it with workers from 3rd world countries without worrying about Australian visas, employment laws, etc. It's not uncommon for local miners to earn north of $200k per year. I was on cruise around Queensland last year - ship never left Australian waters, yet all crew was from Asia and they had a casino on board. Prettty sure it'd be illegal to open a gambling venue like that on the soil

ars 12y ago
Sounds like good news for the people from 3rd world countries.
- deciplex 12y ago
  Nothing wrong with exploiting people as long as you can argue they're better off this way, eh comrade?
  - ars 12y ago
    So I guess in your world all employees are exploited? They are doing a job, they are getting paid. What is the problem?
D_Alex 12y ago
>I think having a huge plant on a ship means they can staff it with workers from 3rd world countries FPSOs in Australian waters are crewed with 100% Australian crews. Unfortunately this means FPSO operators need to deal with the likes of the Maritime Union of Australia, that makes the Teamsters look reasonable.
- paulftw 12y ago
  I didn't know that. Is that a law, or just the way it's currently done?