This might be a creative way to deal with immigration issues. But it's obviously wrong. Maybe it's not wrong as a business plan. Maybe it's not wrong with the legality of the venture. But it's wrong to have people resort to this. It's not really solving a problem, it's creating a new set of problems.
How long before foreign workers are kept on a similar boat outside of territorial waters? Imagine living on a vessel where you can't leave because you're not allowed onto the nearest land mass, you're forced to pay rent to live there, and quaint little things like labour and safety laws don't apply. Indentured servitude, slavery, fear, children born with no rights as citizens anywhere - welcome to (just outside of the) United States of America.
Think I'm being melodramatic? Who do you think is going to be serving meals, cooking and cleaning? Why bother with Americans when you can keep a Filipino locked in the bowels of the boat?
Dario Mutabdzija and Max Marty are obviously world class assholes.
Yes. Although they do hit a port now and then. So at least there's a chance to get off once in awhile. Also this reminds me of the cruise ships docked during the Vancouver Olympics. Many of the workers on the cruise ships were not allowed to touch land.
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This might be a creative way to deal with immigration issues. But it's obviously wrong. Maybe it's not wrong as a business plan. Maybe it's not wrong with the legality of the venture. But it's wrong to have people resort to this. It's not really solving a problem, it's creating a new set of problems.
How long before foreign workers are kept on a similar boat outside of territorial waters? Imagine living on a vessel where you can't leave because you're not allowed onto the nearest land mass, you're forced to pay rent to live there, and quaint little things like labour and safety laws don't apply. Indentured servitude, slavery, fear, children born with no rights as citizens anywhere - welcome to (just outside of the) United States of America.
Think I'm being melodramatic? Who do you think is going to be serving meals, cooking and cleaning? Why bother with Americans when you can keep a Filipino locked in the bowels of the boat?
Dario Mutabdzija and Max Marty are obviously world class assholes.
Don't the same issues apply to the cruise ship industry?
Yes. Although they do hit a port now and then. So at least there's a chance to get off once in awhile. Also this reminds me of the cruise ships docked during the Vancouver Olympics. Many of the workers on the cruise ships were not allowed to touch land.