Shipping disputes that expose vulnerable seafarers to tedious legal cases that leave them stranded at sea without pay are not exclusive to the UAE, reports The National UAE.
What is the situation?Charities and human rights groups say as many as 500 vessels can be anchored offshore from the UAE at any time, waiting to load cargo, unload, or switch crews.
Of those, only a small percentage ever become embroiled in any kind of legal dispute, usually over unpaid contracts. But it can leave scores of...
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