Regulator bars 366 foreign-flagged ships from hiring Indian seafarers
NEW DELHI: DG Shipping, the maritime regulator, on Thursday prohibited 366 foreign-flagged vessels from engaging Indian seafarers as they are accused of abandoning sailors – through non-payment of wages, denial of compensation in death or missing cases, subjecting crew members to undue hardships and lack of assistance in repatriation of Indian seafarers. This is a…