The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has lashed out at the US government over its refusal to grant shore leave to crew members onboard a Hanjin Shipping vessel.
The union says US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has said it believes there is a risk the men on the 4,530-teu Hanjin Marine (built 2013) will try to stay ashore if they are allowed off the containership, even though they are fully paid and have sufficient food to stay on the vessel for two months.
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