50 SUOMEN MERENKULKU ■ FINLANDS SJÖFART What’s the problem with flags of convenience? SARAH ROBINSON takes a closer look at the flag of convenience system, and explains why maritime trade unions want to see the back of it. Seafarers from a flag of convenience vessel (the Marshall Islands-flagged Hyundai Tacoma) having a well-earned burger meal after an ITF inspector helped arrange their repatriation to Myanmar from the UK. The seafarers had been under pressure to sign extended contracts during the Covid-19 pandemic. CREDIT: APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA
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