Councillors seek SIPTU aid on ferry’s pay structure

CORK City Council is to ask SIPTU for full details of the pay and conditions of staff on board the Swansea Cork Superferry following allegations of wage abuses.

The council agreed to the move following calls from Socialist Councillor Mick Barry, who said Swansea Cork Ferries Ltd must answer a series of allegations made by the International Transport Federation (ITF), about pay and conditions on board its vessels.

The ITF said the company is paying its staff, up to half of whom are non-nationals, below the agreed Irish minimum wage.