Report tells of 20-hour shifts for £3.50 an hour, racism and sexual abuse under cover of transit visa loophole A third of migrant workers on UK fishing vessels work 20-hour shifts, and 35% report regular physical violence, according to new research that concludes there is rampant exploitation and abuse on British ships. "Leaving is not possible because I'm not allowed off the vessel to ask for help," one migrant worker told researchers at the University of Nottingham Rights Lab, which focuses o...
Report tells of 20-hour shifts for £3.50 an hour, racism and sexual abuse under cover of transit visa loophole A third of migrant workers on UK fishing vessels work 20-hour shifts, and 35% report regular physical violence, according to new research that concludes there is rampant exploitation and abuse on British ships. "Leaving is not possible because I'm not allowed off the vessel to ask for help," one migrant worker told researchers at the University of Nottingham Rights Lab, which focuses o...
Share this Article
Recommended