If you don’t know much about workers in international shipping, here is a story that is a good start. It turns out that shipping and cruise companies around the world have figured out they don’t have to obey labor laws if they register their ships in countries that might not really have laws, per se. Liberia is a popular choice. The Bahamas also has “favorable” labor laws. More here.

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