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"Flag of convenience" nghĩa là gì?
22 Apr, 2021
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"Flag of convenience" = lá cờ tiện nghi -> nghĩa là lá cờ được treo trên thuyền để đăng ký miễn thuế và một số quy chế khi ra nước ngoài.
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Using a flag of convenience is a widespread but controversial (gây tranh cãi) practice. It allows vessel owners to save on taxes, bypass labour regulations, and avoid tougher oversight and increasingly stringent environmental checks that their own countries may require.
Additionally, Crumlin said the problem has been exacerbated (làm trầm trọng) by large companies like BHP and Rio Tinto choosing to replace Australian vessels with “flag-of-convenience ships” which are registered in tax havens and crewed by seafarers paid as little as $2 an hour.
But by offering shipowners a flag of convenience, the country of just 17,500 people has become involved in one of the world’s most contested foreign policy issues.
A ship follows the laws of the flag it flies, not that of the ship’s owners or operators (nhà điều hành). The Panamanian flag is a “flag of convenience.” Flags of convenience, or open registries, have more lax labor and environmental regulations, and lower thresholds for safety and insurance provisions.
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