Crew members were still wearing their Disney uniforms when they were escorted away from the boat with their hands zip-tied behind their backs, reports say

Crew members were still wearing their Disney uniforms when they were escorted away from the boat with their hands zip-tied behind their backs, reports say

Some travelers on Disney’s Magic cruise ship were left disturbed earlier this month after ICE agents stormed onto the vessel and detained several crew members.

Immigrant rights groups said at least 10 crew members were detained at the Port of San Diego on April 23 after the Disney-run cruise ship returned following a five-day trip.

Dharmi Mehta and her family had enjoyed their trip, but were upset when they saw the head waiter, whom they had become close with, being led away from the docked boat with his hands zip-tied behind his back.

  • Almacca@aussie.zoneEnglish
    67·
    14 hours ago

    I know Disney’s lawyers are well funded and ruthless, but does anyone think they’ll go into bat for these people? They only seem to care about copyright infringement, not their actual workers.

    • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
      20·
      10 hours ago

      not their actual workers.

      Are they even their “actual workers” or are they contractors?

      (Read the tone as snark towards Disney for over using contractors and refusing to hire people, not at who I am replying to.)

      • Almacca@aussie.zoneEnglish
        5·
        5 hours ago

        Indeed. They’ll care even less about them. I’m sure they’re being exploited to the hilt. Fuck Disney.

      • kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        5·
        3 hours ago

        I’ve done some work for Disney and the amount of effort that goes into the Disney image is astounding. It’s the main thing they care about besides money although they are related.

      • Hazor@lemmy.world
        17·
        11 hours ago

        A high profile lawsuit might be seen as something which could also hurt their image. The entire population of The Villages would probably boycot Disney World. Hopefully Disney’s execs pay attention to public opinion and not just their golf buddies.

    • ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zipEnglish
      29·
      12 hours ago

      If ICE shows they’ll storm a foreign flagged cruise ship to abduct crew members, why would any passenger think they wouldn’t also try to grab them, too?

      Wearing an embroidered polo doesn’t change your rights.