Explosive claims Aussie cruise crews underpaid, exploitedSome earn just $2.50 an hour and ‘don’t see daylight for weeks at a time’, the Maritime Union of Australia alleges.4 min read

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Explosive claims Aussie cruise crews underpaid, exploitedSome earn just $2.50 an hour and ‘don’t see daylight for weeks at a time’, the Maritime Union of Australia alleges.4 min read

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Staff aboard Carnival Cruise Lines’ Australian fleet of ships are being paid about a tenth of the minimum wage while allegedly working more than 10 hours a day.The allegations have been levelled ...

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An online MUA campaign claims they are paid as little as $2.50 per hour while aboard the Carnival Splendor, Encounter and AdventureKnow the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Arrow“The company flies in seafarers from some of the poorest economies on Earth into Sydney and Brisbane,” Reside said.“They join the ship, sail for a period anywhere between six months and 12 months ordinarily and then the conclusion of their contract, they drive them back to the airport and fly them home.“Now, while they’re here in Australia, working on Australian home-ported vessels, along the Australian coast, with predominantly Australian passengers on board, they’re getting paid wages commensurate with third-world economies.“So it’s like they’re working in a hotel in Bali or Phuket, but floating along the Australian coast.”He said the workers are recruited and enter under a maritime crew visa allowing them to stay and work in Australia as long as they are employed or have an offer of employment from a ship’s owner.While earning more than the minimum wage rates in their home countries, workers face extreme conditions while on board including working for up to 300 hours per month (about twice as much as full-time employment hours).“We’ve heard stories of people working below deck for extremely long hours each day, often for months at a time,” Reside said.“Sometimes people are not seeing daylight for months.”The limitations on visas also mean staff are often worried about raising concerns about their work conditions due to fears they would be unable to stay in Australia.“When they seek to complain or raise these issues, [they are] being told to shut up, accept it or they’ll be moved on,” Reside said.Carnival is not bound by federal labour laws due to a section of the Coastal Trading Act which exempts cruise operators from a general licence, instead allowing them to take on a temporary licence.The temporary licences are upheld by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts, and means the ships are considered international vessels instead of Australian.Reside said the exemption is usually allowed for short stays in Australian waters, such as oil tankers, and not for cruise ships.“Vessels like the three that Carnival [operate] are actually home-ported in Australia,” he said.“For all intents and purposes they’re Australian vessels, but they’re exempted because of the loophole that the law creates for them.“These vessels are right here in our backyard, and we consider that very much to be our responsibility.“The MUA is not going to sit idly by and allow international seafarers to be exploited on our coast.”The government announced changes to the act following an independent review in 2024, adding stipulations which allow for the minister to cancel temporary licences.However, the union said more has to be done to protect crew on board Carnival ships.Carnival Cruise Line told 7NEWS.com.au it is “aware” of the MUA’s campaign and the “vulgar language they have used in making a range of unfounded accusations on social media”.“This is not reflective of Carnival which, in contrast, has a culture of respect with its thousands of shipboard team members from over 150 countries who have been with us for 10, 20, 30, even 40+ years and have built successful careers and been able to provide for their families through the partnership we have developed,” Carnival said.“Carnival shipboard wages meet and most often exceed International Maritime Organisation labour standards, and are supplemented by free housing, food, medical care, training, transportation and other benefits provided.“We are proud of the fact that our retention rates lead the industry. 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