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***Norwegian’s low-cost transatlantic service takes off from Gatwick Airport says low-cost carrier’s twice-weekly flight to LA is a ‘game-changer’ in the debate over a new runway for London Are Norwegian’s low-cost fares too good to be true? Norwegian Air Shuttle’s Далее

***Abgeordnete sollen nicht mit Qatar Airways fliegen Fünfjährige Heiratssperren, Ausgangssperren und Überwachung in der Freizeit! Ein Klima der Angst herrscht unter den Beschäftigten bei der staatlichen Fluggesellschaft Qatar Airways. Der ver.di-Vorsitzende, Frank Bsirske, hat in einem Brief die Abgeordneten des Далее

***Thai government condemned in annual US human trafficking report US downgrades Thailand to lowest ranking in human trafficking index for ‘systematic failure’ to prosecute slavers Despite frequent media reports of slavery in the Thai fishing industry the Thai government is Далее

***USS names 2014 AOTOS honorees The United Seamen’s Service says that its 2014 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards (AOTOS) will be presented to Stephen Cotton, General Secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF); Joseph J. Cox, President/CEO, Chamber Далее

***Unions welcome Thai fisher slavery exposé Thai fisherman, by Brechje de Koning. Some Rights Reserved. @brechjedekoning Two international union federations working together to fight appalling exploitation of fishery workers have applauded this week’s exposé by the UK’s Guardian newspaper of Далее

***Cargo ship is banned from leaving region amid wages and safety fears Sailors aboard a cargo ship banned from leaving a Westcountry port for safety breaches are earning as little as 65p per hour, it has been claimed. The 270ft Далее

Big three Gulf airlines brush aside obstacles in pursuit of dominance Middle Eastern carriers have grown despite concerns about staff and the environment The blazing June heat meant that the only people walking outside in Doha were migrant workers, mainly Далее

***Unions accuse Qatar Airways of sex discrimination Two global union organizations on Thursday submitted a case against Qatar to the International Labor Organization (ILO) accusing the Gulf country of allowing its state-owned airline, Qatar Airways, to violate conventions against workplace Далее

*Global union hits Qatar Airways with UN complaint GENEVA: A global union said it had filed a formal complaint at a UN body against Qatar Airways, accusing it of breaching the rights of its almost entirely foreign staff. Gabriel Mocho Далее

***BWI calls to end the exploitation of construction workers in preparations for mega-sports events “Tragic costs of human lives and the impunity of workers’ exploitation in mega-sports events has to stop now,” said Ambet Yuson at the BWI rally at Далее