Fishing industry to probe exploitation of migrants

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.

ITF inspector Ken Fleming is demanding action after his research unearthed up to 200 non-EU workers employed illegally on fishing vessels in ports around the country.

The Federation of Irish Fishermen has invited him to a meeting next week to discuss staffing issues across the country. He will highlight all the cases he has found, including the latest one he unearthed in Castletownbere, Co Cork, on Thursday.