In two New Zealand ports there are two sets of workers on separate ships that are fighting for their unpaid wages. They are all Indonesian workers employed on Korean owned ships. The ships are the Oyang 75, currently ashore in Christchurch with 32 workers, and the Shin Ji, in Auckland with 7 workers. The crews have been used as bonded labour, suffered serious physical, mental and sexual abuse as well as being owed significant sums in unpaid wages. They are fighting to stay in New Zealand for sufficient time to demand wages and reparations from their employer. At present the Oyang 75 crew are due to be sent home on August 13th. Should this occur, the crew stand to lose unpaid wages, plus collateral (such as their land titles and houses) signed over to secure their jobs, and may even be sued in Indonesia for ending their contracts. More information here.
In two New Zealand ports there are two sets of workers on separate ships that are fighting for their unpaid wages. They are all Indonesian workers employed on Korean owned ships. The ships are the Oyang 75, currently ashore in Christchurch with 32 workers, and the Shin Ji, in Auckland with 7 workers. The crews have been used as bonded labour, suffered serious physical, mental and sexual abuse as well as being owed significant sums in unpaid wages. They are fighting to stay in New Zealand for sufficient time to demand wages and reparations from their employer. At present the Oyang 75 crew are due to be sent home on August 13th. Should this occur, the crew stand to lose unpaid wages, plus collateral (such as their land titles and houses) signed over to secure their jobs, and may even be sued in Indonesia for ending their contracts. More information here.
