Wakashio case turns spotlight on criminalisation of seafarers
ITF said lack of impartial trials, poor access to lawyers and translators, and financial barriers stopped seafarers accessing their rights to bail and appeal
The seafarers’ union says the detention without charge of the Wakashio’s crew in Mauritius highlights the persistent problem of governments scapegoating seafarers after big casualties
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