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原文传递 Wake-up call

题名：	Wake-up call
正文语种：	eng
作者：	MARK DICKINSON
作者单位：	Nautilus
摘要：	Across the world, fundamental rights to strike - protected under Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights, as well as via core International Labor Organization conventions including No. 87 and No. 98 and the Maritime Labor Convention 2006 as amended to provide similar and complementary rights for all workers and specifically those in the shipping industry - are under attack, not least from the UK government. Global audiences will doubtless be struggling to keep up with who is running the shop these days but UK PM Rishi Sunak looks set to follow through on the threats of his erstwhile predecessor with more anti-trade union legislation, including the ability for employers to bring in agency staff during strike action, further restrictions on the right to strike, and for minimum service obligations in transport. In the middle of a cost-of-living crisis, the like not seen for a generation, it is hard to see these measures as anything other than an attempt to distract attention away from the suffering being inflicted on society. Desultory pay offers to workers at a time of significant profitability is an insult, especially for maritime key workers who kept ports open and trade moving during the global pandemic at great physical risk to themselves. One minute we applaud their dedication, the next we offer them a pay cut.
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	Ports & harbors
卷：	68
期：	1
页码：	14-14