Day and night, every day of the year, the world’s oceans are being traversed by container ships. These ships are responsible for delivering us over 90 per cent of what we use and consume – our foodstuffs, our clothes, our white goods and flat-screen TVs. These vessels are staffed by over 1.2 million seafarers worldwide, of which the Maritime Union of Australia estimates that over half experience some form of exploitation at the hands of ship owners and shipping agents.
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