FOUR Russian seafarers, who were being paid €2 an hour, yesterday received €49,900 in arrears of pay after a trade union initiative to address their rights.

THE company which chartered the vessel at the centre of allegations of massive underpaying of crew members, has told unions it will do what it can to ensure all outstanding monies will be paid to the seamen by Thursday.

GALLEY slave-like conditions on board a ferry that serves Dublin Port will be highlighted today in talks between SIPTU and the company chartering the vessel.

A VESSEL supplying one of the country’s leading supermarkets with much of its stock is to be exposed by a trade union for paying crew members as little as $1.31 (€1.01) per hour.