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Newfoundland harvester union questions Transport Canada’s Filipino seafarer deal

'The deal is alarming for Canadian seafarers who fear the move signals the rapid erosion of quality, at-sea jobs in favor of low-wage labor' -- Greg Pretty, FFAW-Unifor

By Undercurrent News | May 2, 2023 15:16 BST
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Fish Food and Allied Workers (FFAW-Unifor), the union that represents harvesters and seafood processing plant workers in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), doesn't like the deal just struck by Transport Canada to allow Filipino seafarers to work on Canadian-flagged vessels [...]

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