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Cruise company accused of hiring ‘slave labour’

Cuban crew members are being forced to work under ‘‘slave labour’’ conditions on board ships run by one of the world’s biggest cruise liner companies, with their wages used to fund the Communist regime, according to a damning new report. MSC Cruises is accused of hiring Cuban crew, giving 80 per cent of their money to the Cuban authorities, denying access to their passports and preventing them from jumping ship. Tourists on some ships were being served by staff working under exploitative conditions, Cuban opposition group Campaign Prisoners Defenders said.

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