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quote:Chantiers electricians in spotlightAugust 1, 2005A group of Polish electricians working at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in St Nazaire, France, have gone on hunger strike because they have not been paid since June. Kliper, a Polish company subcontracted by Chantiers, has failed to pay the 13 electricians any wages for the past two months, not even the 30% advance of euro13,700 ($16,700) anticipated. The hunger strike in the town hall is an attempt to grab the attention of French and Polish authorities; the mayor of St Nazaire has contacted his colleague in Szczecin asking him to intervene. CGT union leaders at the shipyard have asked the French ministry of labour to find a solution. “Although this is a problem involving the Polish electricians and their employer, it calls into question the subcontracting system used by Chantiers,” the union said. The Alstom Marine shipbuilder has extensively used subcontracted workers from cheap labour countries in a bid to cut production costs. Similar problems regarding non-payment of wages to Romanian and Indian workers emerged during construction of the Queen Mary 2. “The [Indians] also had to go on strike to attract the authorities’ attention, but even then they only received half of what they were owed,” the CGT said.Fairplay
A group of Polish electricians working at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in St Nazaire, France, have gone on hunger strike because they have not been paid since June. Kliper, a Polish company subcontracted by Chantiers, has failed to pay the 13 electricians any wages for the past two months, not even the 30% advance of euro13,700 ($16,700) anticipated. The hunger strike in the town hall is an attempt to grab the attention of French and Polish authorities; the mayor of St Nazaire has contacted his colleague in Szczecin asking him to intervene. CGT union leaders at the shipyard have asked the French ministry of labour to find a solution. “Although this is a problem involving the Polish electricians and their employer, it calls into question the subcontracting system used by Chantiers,” the union said. The Alstom Marine shipbuilder has extensively used subcontracted workers from cheap labour countries in a bid to cut production costs. Similar problems regarding non-payment of wages to Romanian and Indian workers emerged during construction of the Queen Mary 2. “The [Indians] also had to go on strike to attract the authorities’ attention, but even then they only received half of what they were owed,” the CGT said.
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