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

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.

FOLLOWING revelations that dozens of Filipinos in the country without visas are providing illegal cheap labour to fishing boat owners, the International Transport Federation (ITF) is to meet with fishing officials to examine levels of exploitation of migrant labour in the industry.

ACE ESMERIA and Rene Mesana accepted when they came to the British Isles that they would be earning just €435 per month.