Taiwan Shipping company Evergreen,
that hit the headlines two years ago when its container ship blocked the Suez
Canal for several months, is handing out massive bonuses to its 3100 workers
after a jump in its profits according to media reports.
The pay rise for this year is predicted to equal 10 to 11
months' worth of workers' wages in 2022.
Workers are receiving bonuses alone equal to roughly five years' worth of
income when combined with a sizable 50-month bonus they received in December
last year.
Evergreen, the company that was
operating a container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal in 2021. It said that
the bonuses will be distributed according to the individual performance of
workers.
Annual salaries at Evergreen range between 44,745 US dollars
( Rs 37,00,807) and 171,154 US
dollars ( Rs1,41,55,950), said the report citing a jobs website.
Evergreen reported nearly 40 per
cent jump in profit after it made 16.25 billion US dollars for the financial
year ending 2022 according to Singapore based The Straits Times.
The report stated the reason behind
the huge profits was the growth in demand for consumer goods during the
Covid-19 pandemic and rising geopolitical tensions. The last time the company
issued bonuses, it cost around $93 million, the report said.