In the philippines working aboard a scallop boat for a fishing company in scotland. Joel would bejoined at the company by other filipino workers with similar ambitions. But you had no experience fishing or at sea at all? onlyjoel had fished before, yet here they all were, recruited through agencies, ready to go to sea. The men travelled months apart but it was the same journey to the same place annan, a small town in scotland s southern coast and the premises of tn trawlers. Its owners, the nicholson family, have lived in the town for generations. They re in with the bricks. Its lead director, tom nicholson. He owns much of the harbour here and lives in a substantial compound on the waterfront. At the time, he ran a fishing operation worth over £4 million. The filipino men were here to work for him on his boats. And did you see those documents again? his contract to work aboard the vessel called the mattanja. But the company put him on a different boat the philomena. Joel went
Anniversary of the second World War Operation known as Market Garden an attempt by allied troops to capture key bridges in the netherlands. Now on bbc news, slavery at sea. The men youre about to meet are all recognised victims of modern slavery. They came to work as fishermen in the uk in search of a better life. Instead, they say they were mistreated, exploited, trafficked. For the first time, they tell their stories. One in three Uk Trawlermen are Migrant Workers from around the world. Often, these workers have families to support back home workers like joel. Joel was an experienced fisherman. In 2012, he secured a job through an agency in the philippines working aboard a Scallop Boat for a Fishing Company in scotland. Joel would bejoined at the company by other filipino workers with similar ambitions. But you had no Experience Fishing or at sea at all . 0nlyjoel had fished before, yet here they all were, recruited through agencies, ready to go to sea. The men travelled months apart
Are migrant workers from around the world. Often, these workers have families to support back home workers like joel. Joel was an experienced fisherman. In 2012, he secured a job through an agency in the philippines working aboard a scallop boat for a fishing company in scotland. Joel would bejoined at the company by other filipino workers with similar ambitions. But you had no experience fishing or at sea at all? onlyjoel had fished before, yet here they all were, recruited through agencies, ready to go to sea. The men travelled months apart but it was the same journey to the same place annan, a small town in scotland s southern coast and the premises of tn trawlers. Its owners, the nicholson family, have lived in the town for generations. They re in with the bricks. Its lead director, tom nicholson. He owns much of the harbour here and lives in a substantial compound on the waterfront. At the time, he ran a fishing operation worth over £4 million. The filipino men were here to
The u. S. Ordered the chinese consulate e in houston, texas closed. It cited the need to protect American Intellectual property and private information. Chinas foreign min stay criticized that decision saying it breached International Law and the braves of normal relations while gravely harming relations between the two countries. The ministry urged the u. S. Retract the decision. Observers say the rift between the two major powers is becoming more pronounced. The u. S. Trump administration is once again ramping up criticism of beijing. Secretary of state mike pompeo is calling for a new alliance of democracies to oppose china. Pompeo singled out intellectual Property Rights issues and territorial dispuputes in the south china sea. He also took a direct swipe at chinas leader. Xi jinping is a true believer in a bankrupt, totalitarian ideology. This ideology that forms his hedge runninesire for global e sasaysecurininfreedom from e chchine commmmist party the mission of oururime. He als
Following slightly lower counts. The numbers prompted officials to exclude tokyo from an upcoming tourism campaign. Those in charge of japans Coronavirus Response consulted experts on the decision after local governments and opposition lawmakers s raised concerns. Translator they approved our plan to e exclude from the got campaiai trips to tokyo including travel within the cacapital and travel by tokyo residents. People in other parts of the country will still be eligible for travel subsidies aimed at promoting local tourism. The government hopes itll encourage spending as people adjust to a new normal. Across the country, more than 600 cases were confirmed thursday, marking the highest number of daily infections in about three monthsment it brings the National Total to more than 23,000 cases. Nearly 1,000 people have died. The United States, britain, and canada say a Russian Group is very likely to have mounted Cyber Attacks to collect Research Data on coronavirus vaccines. Intellige