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Tuesday, 22 May 2018

Channel 4 news looks at the consequences of the UK's 'hostile environment' towards immigrant workers in the fishing industry.


A so-called hostile environment for non-EU workers is having a serious effect on the fishing industry in the UK.

The Government's immigration policy is making it impossible for trawler owners, particularly around Northern Ireland and Scotland, to recruit fishermen from countries outside Europe like Ghana and The Philippines.