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I think having a huge plant on a ship means they can staff it with workers from 3rd world countries without worrying about Australian visas, employment laws, etc. It's not uncommon for local miners to earn north of $200k per year.

I was on cruise around Queensland last year - ship never left Australian waters, yet all crew was from Asia and they had a casino on board. Prettty sure it'd be illegal to open a gambling venue like that on the soil



>I think having a huge plant on a ship means they can staff it with workers from 3rd world countries

FPSOs in Australian waters are crewed with 100% Australian crews. Unfortunately this means FPSO operators need to deal with the likes of the Maritime Union of Australia, that makes the Teamsters look reasonable.


I didn't know that. Is that a law, or just the way it's currently done?


Sounds like good news for the people from 3rd world countries.


Nothing wrong with exploiting people as long as you can argue they're better off this way, eh comrade?


So I guess in your world all employees are exploited? They are doing a job, they are getting paid. What is the problem?




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