SIPTU is tonight in the process of verifying the sum issued by a Cypriot shipping company to 24 sailors who sought the Irish union's help after not being paid for five months.
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Last Friday, the 24 Eastern European sailors docked in Cork harbour and requested help from SIPTU, who took the case on behalf of the International Transport Federation - which deals specifically with the abuse of sailors globally.
The sailors said their families had suffered over Christmas as a result of their not being paid and SIPTU threatened to arrest the company's ship unless a financial settlement was forthcoming.
The Cypriot vessel was allowed dock in Dublin port pending the arrival of a bank draft from the shipping company today.
However, Mr Tony Ayton of SIPTU claimed the union was not satisfied the draft for US$65,000 was the correct amount due the sailors and said the union will go through the ship's accounts over night.
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The figure "would appear short", he said and estimated the sum should "possibly by a few thousand more".
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