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Australian Svitzer employees go on strike – again

More than 500 Australian employees of Maersk subsidiary Svitzer once again go on strike, protesting the tugboat operator’s termination of their collective work agreement.
Photo: PR/Svitzer
Photo: PR/Svitzer
by KIM WIESENER

Around 540 employees of Maersk-owned Svitzer Australia on Wednesday went on strike again, accusing the tugboat company of underpaying its workers – and paying too little tax in Australia.

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