The document discusses the payment system for Merchant seamen in Australia, where they are paid in American money despite a ruling by the War Shipping Administration that they should be paid in the currency of the port they are in. The seamen pay taxes, come back with less money due to exchange rates, and have insurance only at sea. Merchandise on ships is more expensive than in stores, with items selling at a higher price on ships even though they are supposed to be sold at wholesale plus 10%.

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The Challenges Faced by Merchant Seamen in Australia

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_5_86_0008
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
The Challenges Faced by Merchant Seamen in Australia
Date Created:
1945-01-01
EDTF:
1945-01-01
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
The document discusses the payment system for Merchant seamen in Australia, where they are paid in American money despite a ruling by the War Shipping Administration that they should be paid in the currency of the port they are in. The seamen pay taxes, come back with less money due to exchange rates, and have insurance only at sea. Merchandise on ships is more expensive than in stores, with items selling at a higher price on ships even though they are supposed to be sold at wholesale plus 10%.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 5, Folder 86, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
1 Page