In the backdrop of reported salary dues for sailors on board vessels, Union Minister of Shipping G K Vasan on Nov. 14 warned those defaulting shipping companies with severe action.“The Centre, through the Directorate General of Shipping, will take steps against shipping companies that fail to pay salaries to sailors on time,” Mr. Vasan said.
It was unfortunate that seafarers were not paid salaries for months and left in the lurch and my Ministry would take action against erring firms, he assured.
Though the Minister did not name any shipping company, his remarks were apparently due to recent media reports that the crew of Pratibha Cauvery and Pratibha Warna, both stranded at the Chennai Port for the past few weeks, were left without any salary for months.
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