Spurred by abuses against SGTM union dockworkers at an ICTSI terminal in Honduras, ILWU Longshore Caucus delegates and guests protest at the Honduran embassy in San Francisco in March, 2014.
The winning consortium chosen to operate a new container terminal at the Port of Melbourne has been blasted by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) for its “poor international reputation”.
The Naphtine government appointed Philippines-based global stevedore International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) and Anglo Ports Pty Ltd to operate the Webb Dock facility.
But, the MUA says ICTSI’s recent labour disputes in the US and in Honduras could hinder the project, calling it a “surprising” and “worrying development”.