Sanchez wrote: cost of charter plane tickets both ways @ conservative 4k per trip - 3,200,000 cost of quarantine x 400 - 1,600,000 thats approx 4.8 million just to get them on the boats and as V8 said that will be deducted from any tax they have to pay. . . Plus alot of their wages go back off shore. Plus now the tax payer is stumping up for the resulting outbreak I am staggered they wouldn't spend that on finding and training 400+ local fellas. 18+ hour days in my industry for short periods of time and weeks away from family is common. There are a lot of kiwis not on crack, and not afraid of hard work. They should be finding them. |
Muppet wrote: Either way Sanchez it should be done by Kiwis I totally agree with you. Plus what is wrong with whoever owns the quota investing in boats and local workers? |
Catchelot wrote: I heard today, not sure if true but sounds right... that two Sandford boats are Russian built so russian systema nd alsorts requiring russian crew to run it... So sound business buying two ships that Kiwis cannot operate! |
pjc wrote:
6 weeks at,no cell phone?/Hmm that be a problem |
v8-coupe wrote:
Or shrewd business. Maybe picking them up cheap and being able to crew them with cheap labour. The boats and their crew may not need to be covered by New Zealand's minimum wage and draconian/crippling health and safety regime. Not having to abide by our H&S would be a boon/saving for any business. Of course they maybe covered. I do not know. |
the croc wrote:
All vessels fishing in New Zealand EEZ must be Kiwi flagged which means they come under our health and safety and labour laws, including minimum wage. |
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