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IF YOU ONLY KNEW HOW BAD THINGS WERE

UNICEF Says Essential Aid Container Looted At Haiti Port

By Harold Isaac Reuters March 17, 2024

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The U.N. children’s agency said on Saturday one of its aid containers at Haiti’s main port, stocked with “essential items for maternal, neonatal and child survival,” was looted, as gangs increasingly control the capital.

Haiti is struggling to resolve a long-running political and humanitarian crisis that the children’s agency, UNICEF, has warned is causing record hunger and life-threatening malnutrition in parts of the capital Port-au-Prince.

The unelected prime minister, Ariel Henry, said this week he would step down once a transitional council was in place. Heavily armed gangs have taken over much of the city, and rights groups have reported widespread killings, kidnappings and sexual violence.

UNICEF said one of its 17 containers had been looted at the Port-au-Prince port, where it said 260 humanitarian-owned containers were controlled by armed groups.

“Looting of supplies that are essential for life saving support for children must end immediately,” said Bruno Maes, UNICEF’s Haiti representative, in a statement.

“This incident occurs at a critical moment when children need them the most.”

The supplies in the looted container included resuscitators and related equipment, UNICEF said. The agency warned that three out of four women in the Port-au-Prince area do not have access to basic healthcare and nutrition.

Also in Port-au-Prince, some hospitals have been forced to close over safety concerns, and only two surgical operating facilities are operational, according to UNICEF.

Shortages of electricity, fuel and medical supplies have affected hospitals nationwide, with six out of ten facilities not able to function, UNICEF added.

https://gcaptain.com/unicef-says-essential-aid-container-looted-at-haiti-port/

South Africa #12

>>19660255 Two Top Execs at South Africa's Port and Rail Operator Resign

>>19952053 Chronic congestion building along the east coast of South Africa

>>20115757 Red Sea Ripples: Prolonged Voyages, Soaring Fuel Costs, and Escalating Carbon Emissions Concerns

>>20230322 South Africa seeks emergency external help to remedy dire situation across the nation’s ports

South Africa #11; Durban Port and ICTSI Bun

>>19196275 Biggest African Port to Be Partially Privatized

>>19200208 Murdered Papua New Guinea Ports Official Benefitted From Suspect Offshore Payments - ICTSI

>>19200217 Terminal operator, ICTSI denies involvement in alleged shady deal in Onne Port

>>19200230 ICTSI Profiting off Crippling Communities

Container Rates Soar on Concerns of Prolonged Red Sea Disruption

https://gcaptain.com/container-rates-soar-on-concerns-of-prolonged-red-sea-disruption/

Not even going to mention Glasgow or Rotterdam

>>20675989 (me)

Not just the Port Management

‘Scorched-Earth’: Major Union Files For Bankruptcy After Losing Decade-Long Legal Battle

Will Kessler Contributor October 02, 2023

major dockworkers union spanning the West Coast announced it was filing for bankruptcy on Saturday in an attempt to resolve years-long pending litigation.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), which covers a number of workers along the West Coast, Hawaii and in Canada, including dockworkers, warehouse workers, tourism and hospitality workers and more, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection over the weekend, according to a press release from the union. The bankruptcy is an attempt to avoid paying a fine imposed by a federal jury that held the union liable for illegal slowdowns and work stoppages at a container terminal in Portland, Oregon, operated by International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), according to The Wall Street Journal. (RELATED: Under Biden, Bankruptcies Are Rising For The First Time In Over 13 Years. Here’s Why)

“While we have attempted numerous times to resolve the decade-long litigation with ICTSI Oregon, Inc., at this point, the Union can no longer afford to defend against ICTSI’s scorched-earth litigation tactic,” Willie Adams, president of the ILWU, said in the press release. “We intend to use the Chapter 11 process to implement a plan that will bring this matter to resolution and ensure that our Union continues to do its important work for our members and the community. The Officers are confident that we are taking the right step to put our organization on the best path forward — and we are optimistic for all that is ahead.”

@theJagmeetSingh thanks for SHOWING UP at our PICKETS, Fighting for the Working Class, speaking to the #ILWU Young Workers Conference, as well as our Canadian Area Executive Board. pic.twitter.com/yQA08pTi6D

— joulenejoulene (@joulenejoulene) September 29, 2023

The lawsuit from ICTSI dates back to 2012, with the union having recently been ordered to pay $93.6 million at the trial’s conclusion, but was later reduced to $19 million, which the company was in the process of contesting with a retrial scheduled for February 2024, according to the WSJ.

ILWU emphasized that it will maintain normal operations throughout the restructuring process, fulfilling any obligations it has to members, locals and affiliates, employees and any other groups, according to the announcement.

The union reached a tentative deal in August on an almost six-year contract that gave 20,000 workers at 29 West Coast ports greater health benefits, improved wages, pensions and safety protections. The uncertainty around a potential strike led to a decline in traffic at the ports, with some importers finding new ports of entry permanently.

The ILWU did not immediately respond to a request to comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.

https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/02/dockworkers-union-files-bankruptcy-suit-illegal-work-stoppages/