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Saving seafaring
From literal pirates to parasites paying less than minimum wage, it is time to fight back and rejuvenate the industry, writes Nautilus general secretary MARK DICKINSON
A US onslaught of unprecedented scale has shattered Venezuelan sovereignty and exposed the fragility of the global South as Washington revives the Monroe Doctrine with overwhelming military force, write VIJAY PRASHAD and CARLOS RON
In a country torn apart by sanctions and ‘electoral warfare,’ the reality is more complex than Western headlines would have us believe, argues MARC VANDEPITTE
ALAN SIMPSON looks at the bigger issues behind Trump’s Venezuelan piracy
From the kidnapping of Maduro in Venezuela to Trump’s annexation plans for Greenland: the US is openly relying on imperialism – and paradoxically strengthening its adversaries in the process, warns SEVIM DAGDELEN
ROGER McKENZIE looks at how US doublespeak on the ‘war on drugs’ is used to camouflage its intended grab for of Latin America’s natural resources
SHIPPING is the industry which makes modern life possible — and especially in an island nation like Britain, where more than 90 per cent of our trade comes and goes by sea. However, the workers who make shipping possible remain largely out of sight and out of mind.
As the union representing 20,000 maritime professionals, Nautilus is seeking the support of Congress delegates this year to make sure that this often neglected, often exploited and sometimes abused workforce is given greater protection from government and employers.
Ours is a global industry, and it means our members are uniquely exposed to global pressures — whether that means having to fight for jobs where some foreign seafarers in our own waters are working for a fraction of the National Minimum Wage, or running the risk of interception off the Iranian coast or pirate attacks in West African waters.
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