Taelim Orchid
8 seafarers abandoned on the Taelim Orchid (IMO 7236684, flag Republic of Korea) in Shimonoseki, Japan, 20 November 2007. ILO case 62, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 62
- IMO Number
- 7236684
- Flag
- Republic of Korea
- Port of Abandonment
- Shimonoseki, Japan
- Abandonment Date
- 20 November 2007
- Notification Date
- December 2007
- Seafarers
- 8
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Some of the Filipino crew have not been paid since April. Some of the crew¿s employment contracts have expired, others have been taken off by the management company in Korea. Crew are required to work in excess of 14 hours/day and owners have refused to give crew members shore passes so they are unable to make complaints about their treatment. In effect these crew are abandoned into slavery.
Based on the available information, the notification date is set as 11 December 2007. (by ILO on 08/04/2025)