One of the country’s largest fisherman’s organisations has condemned the treatment of four Ghanaian fishermen who may have been the victims of human trafficking — and is offering to help seek work for them.

The Workplace Relations Commission’s inspection regime for the country’s fishing vessels has been described as “ineffective” after it emerged that it has only recovered just over €6,000 in owed wages.

The owners of the UK-registered fishing vessel detained in West Cork almost a fortnight ago over a number of irregularities has reportedly agreed to pay €23,000 in wages owed to Indonesian crew members.

Indonesian crew members of the UK-registered ship detained in West Cork last week walked off the vessel last night and sought to be put up by Irish officials to enable them to plan for a journey hom.

Indonesian crew members of the UK-registered ship detained in West Cork last week walked off the vessel last night and sought to be put up by Irish officials to enable them to plan for a journey home.

A persistent and widespread cockroach infestation, poor living conditions, and issues with crew entitlements are alleged to be among the problems discovered on a fishing vessel detained in West Cork.

This year’s Spirit of Mother Jones Award has been presented to Ken Fleming, the trade unionist who has spent more than a decade fighting for the rights of exploited seafarers both here and in Britain.

A Ghanaian fisherman has claimed he was put into a survival suit and dumped into the ocean off the Irish coast because he was unable to work, writes Stephen Rogers of the Irish Examiner.

A Ghanaian fisherman has claimed he was put into a survival suit and dumped into the ocean off the Irish coast because he was unable to work.

The Workplace Relations Commission detected 157 contraventions of employment legislation in the fishing industry in 2016 including 28 people on boats who were working illegally, it has been confirmed.

Despite new regulations which came into effect two months ago, fishing boat owners are continuing to flaunt regulations around the employment of non-EU nationals, it has been claimed.

Just 53 of the 500 permits have been sought by boat owners for non-EU fishermen on their vessels, even though the permits are required by law from next Monday.

The Workers’ Federation wants the Garda National Immigration Bureau to board vessels as

The International Transport Workers Federation has said the Garda National Immigration Bureau must launch an “active, purpose-built investigation” into the alleged exploitation of non-EU nationals in the fishing industry.

There have been calls for increased measures to protect migrant workers on fishing boats after an article in The Guardian newspaper alleged some people were working “inhuman hours” and may be the victims of people trafficking.

The family of an Egyptian fisherman who died when the Tit Bonhomme trawler sank off Glandore, Co Cork, three years ago has settled its High Court action for €262,700.

The Government is to offer grant aid to fishermen to help them buy personal locator and vessel location beacons as part of a wide-ranging safety package aimed at the industry.

The Ukrainian and Russian crew of a freighter stranded in Dublin since December are to be paid almost €250,000 in owed wages and allowed to return home.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation yesterday said two government departments have repeatedly failed to put in place safeguards to protect seafarers in the fishing industry from similar tragedies.

A Dutch company has today agreed to pay arrears totalling $102,700 (€79,477) owed to nine Eastern European sailors, engaged in a work stoppage in Drogheda.

The lives of dockers in Irish ports are being put at risk because they are working alongside seamen who are “drunk” through lack of sleep, it has been claimed.

MARION COLLINS — one of the army of local volunteers who doled out soup and sandwiches to search teams — knows more than most the perils involved for those trying to eke out a living from the sea.

THE operators of the Cork-Swansea ferry have moved to reassure customers and shareholders that the company is still solvent despite its decision to dry-dock the ship for twice the normal amount of time.

Around 60 jobs are to go in Dublin at the end of the month.

THE International Transport Federation has given the owners of a Russian ship tied up in New Ross until today to pay its crew more than €56,000 in owed wages otherwise it will seek the arrest of the ship.

ONE of the largest shipping companies operating out of Dublin has decided to withdraw from the port, with the loss of 50 jobs.

THE International Transport Federation has lodged a formal complaint with the Broadcasting Complaints Commission over RTÉ’s Skippers programme.

AN international trade union representing workers in the fishing industry has lodged a complaint with RTÉ over its Skippers programme, claiming it ignored major health and safety and worker abuse issues that are plaguing the industry.

A SHIP originally arrested by authorities here due to the maltreatment of its crew is now bound for Gaza to bring medical, educational and construction supplies to the country.

SHIPS embarking from Peel Ports in Dublin could find it difficult to unload their cargo after a delegation of international marine unions vowed to mount an international campaign of action against the company.

IRISH Examiner journalist Stephen Rogers has been commended by the International Transport Federation (ITF) for his continuing efforts to highlight the exploitation of foreign sea workers in Irish waters.

AN Irish transport inspector has predicted a Latvian shipping company could be forced out of business after one of its ships, which he has been chasing in Irish ports for unpaid wages for almost two years, was arrested in Holland along with another of its vessels.

The High Court will decide tomorrow if it is to continue an injunction against SIPTU, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions officials and employees of a cargo handling company involved in a strike at Dublin port over the alleged harassment and intimidation of staff at the firm who have continued to work.

High Court proceedings against Siptu, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions officials and employees of a cargo handling company involved in a strike at Dublin port over the alleged harassment and intimidation of staff who are continuing to work have been adjourned.

Siptu, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions officials and employees at a company involved in a strike at Dublin port have denied that they have harassed or intimidated staff who are continuing to work.

A cargo handing company involved in an industrial dispute has secured a High Court injunction preventing anyone harassing threatening its employees who have continued to work during the strike.

ABOUT 600 protesters blocked operations in and around Dublin Port for three hours yesterday in an escalation of the eight-week long protest at Marine Terminals (MTL).

ABOUT 600 protesters blocked operations in and around Dublin Port for three hours yesterday in an escalation of the eight-week long protest at Marine Terminals (MTL).

YET another ship belonging to a Latvian shipping company has been detained because it owes its crew members thousands of dollars in unpaid wages.

TRADE unions representing workers at Peel Ports operations across Europe are gearing up for a co-ordinated protest against the company’s treatment of its staff in Dublin Port.