The fleet of Panama in the number of ships was the " richer " the U.S. and China
The number of ships sailing around the world under the Panamanian flag, has amounted to 8, 6 thousand It is more, than in the navies of China and the US, said the international Federation of transport workers.
the representative of the trade Union Federation Luis Fruto stated that his colleagues oppose against the " convenient " flags for over 50 years. While Panama, according to him, is not the worst example, although her naval service often accused of taking bribes, reports " news Agency. The number of registered ships for Panama follow Liberia, Marshall Islands, Hong Kong and Singapore. As told in an interview to the newspaper the SIGHT head of far East regional organization of the Russian trade Union of sailors Nikolai Sukhanov, " Useful " flag is raised by the shipowner to reduce their costs through low taxes, registration fees." Convenient " flag is different from the country in which the registered owner. For example, the Russian shipowner can raise Mongolian flag. He pays the minimum bet for the Mongolian flag and receives the maximum profit. In addition, He leaves the Russian law on the work of seafarers. In Mongolia in General they don't exist. The result is that the shipowner is exempt from taxes and duties to the sailors. In fact, He himself sets the laws Concerning seafarers: hours of work, wages, rules of labor protection and industrial safety, protective clothing. This leads to the fact that the shipowner operates seafarers As slaves, " Sukhanov noted. Nikolai Sukhanov noticed that " the shipowner work under the Russian flag costs 10 times more expensive than, for example, under the flag of Panama ". Only in the far East under " comfortable " flags are almost three hundred shipping organisations. According to him, At present there are about 30 " comfortable " flags. Not so long ago joined Moldova. Russian and Ukrainian shipowners to raise the flag of that state, thereby leaving from the Russian and Ukrainian law, as well as taxes. Moldova sells flag for a penny, then shipowners begin immediately to hire Russian sailors.
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