After being shown a glimmer of hope in his ongoing quest for justice via an EU safety review, Arklow skipper CJ Gaffney has slammed the support he has received from Irish representatives, saying: “When the EU is helping you but you’re own reps aren’t, something is seriously wrong”.
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Irish government must answer lawmakers over ‘catastrophic’ mishandling of migrant fisher case 19 Jul 2021 Press Release
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is demanding that the Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Irish government’s workplace watchdog explain gross mismanagement of a high-profile migrant fisher exploitation case.
In a formal communication sent to the chair of Oireachtas Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the ITF as the global voice for fishers has requested Maurice Quinlivan TD summon Ireland’s Minister for State Damien English and relevant officials to account for ‘catastrophic’ mishandling of civil and criminal proceedings related to the treatment of four Ghanaian fishers.