荷蘭工會出面反對Boskalis裁員計劃

Dutch dredging and energy services giant Boskalis in July said it would reduce its fleet and cut around 650 jobs globally, citing difficult market conditions. However, Dutch maritime union Nautilus /FNV Waterbouw, backed by The International Transport Workers’ Federation, is now launching what its says is a fight to stop Boskalis from “sacking skilled seafarers and downgrading the quality of jobs.” The company plans to cut 650 jobs worldwide, including 150 in the Netherlands, and scrap 24 ships.

According to the unions, in the Netherlands, Fairmount Marine — a subsidiary of Boskalis — is attempting to replace permanent ships’ officers with lower paid nationals by outsourcing its entire ship management and crewing to Anglo Eastern. So far Boskalis and Fairmount have refused requests from Nautilus/FNV Waterbouw to see the financial data that the company says justifies its plan, the union says.