Does U.S. labor law apply?
Cook: U.S. labor law does not apply except on a U.S. flagship. The flag of the ship will provide the labor law — more than likely [the ship will be registered in] Vanuatu, the Bahamas or Marshall Islands. Their intellectual property laws, as well as the laws governing seamen, are very similar to the United States’. What will life be like for your employees? Cook: The pay is about three times what they earn in India today.