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Seafarer wage freeze agreed

by David Osler, London — last modified Oct 08, 2009 03:10 PM

SEAFARER wages have been frozen until some time next year, following an agreement between representatives of many leading shipowners and the main maritime trade unions at a meeting of the International Bargaining Forum (IBF) in Manila last week.

Salary rates were always set to be a sticking point in this year’s pay round, with owners opening by pushing for a 10% decrease in the overall bill for a model ship, citing the current business climate and several years...

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