New York Times Urged To Continue Seafarers Rights Campaign

November 20, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Following the extremely positive news (in the past 24 hours) of the Irish governments announcement that it will guarantee migrant fishermen’s rights and labour conditions the Celtic League has written to the New York Times Editor (NYT) applauding

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Outlaw Ocean: Disturbing Revelations About the Agencies That Hire in the Third World

November 10, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Our contact at the New York Times, Ian Urbina, a campaigning journalist with whom we have been liaising for sometime over the situation of mariners and the labour conditions they have to endure has mailed again with the

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‘The Outlaw Ocean’ Is It Closer to Home?

November 6, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE As part of my cooperation with New York Times journalist Ian Urbina earlier this year in which we highlighted exploitation of mariners I publicised Ian’s articles well researched series in the NYT entitled ‘The Outlaw Ocean’ (links): https://www.celticleague.net/news/international-new-york-times-outlaw-ocean-articles-inspire-class-actions/

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NY Times Gets Kerry Support to Improve Lot of Those at Sea

October 18, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Ian Urbina campaigning journalist at the New York Times has been in touch again with me. Ian compiled some of the ‘Outlaw Ocean’ series of articles run by the prominent US publication recently and promised to keep the

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Seafarers: As Citizens Act International Community Urged to Action

September 21, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE After receiving news that the New York times series ‘The Outlaw Ocean’ has prompted class actions by citizens in the United States we have asked the ILO and the IMO why no action at International level is ongoing

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International: New York Times ‘Outlaw Ocean’ Articles Inspire Class Actions

September 21, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE We published details earlier this year of a series of articles by New York Times Journalist, Ian Urbina, entitled ‘The Outlaw Ocean’. This is a section from his first article: “Few places on the planet are as lawless

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New York Times Expose Disturbing World of ‘The Outlaw Ocean’

August 3, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE “Few places on the planet are as lawless as the high seas, where egregious crimes are routinely committed with impunity” We have run several items recently on Celtic News focusing on the world of International Shipping. Articles have

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‘Outlaw Ocean’ Murder Video: How Can You Sleep Easy ILO Asked

July 31, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE ‘OUTLAW OCEAN’ MURDER VIDEO: HOW CAN YOU SLEEP EASY ILO CHIEF ASKED The Director General of the ILO has been asked how he or any other Official of International bodies regulating conditions for seafarers can rest easy after

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IMO Urged to Investigate ‘The Outlaw Ocean’

July 31, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Celtic League has written to the Secretary General of the IMO urging the body to take urgent action to investigate a wide range of concerns raised by a series of articles published in the New York Times.

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