Australian Dockworkers Stood Down For Refusing to Unload Chinese Ship, Citing Covid-19 Risk

Australian Dockworkers Stood Down For Refusing to Unload Chinese Ship, Citing Covid-19 Risk
File photo of the Port of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia on Feb. 24, 2017. Scott Barbour/Getty Images
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More than 60 Melbourne dockworkers have been stood down for refusing to unload a container ship carrying medical supplies from China.

The Xin Da Lian docked at the DP World terminal at the Port of Melbourne on Tuesday night after leaving Shanghai on March 17.