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Tue 06 Jun 2007'Third-world practices' subsidise economyThe Irish economy is being subsidised by "third-world work practices" a union official claimed today after a ship arrested in Co Wexford was found not to have paid crew members for 10 weeks.The Belize-registered MV Lilliancontainer vessel was arrested in New Ross on May 16 thbut concerns only became known when dock workers alerted Siptu last Thursday.