Ireland: Egyptian fishermen reportedly work up to 20 hours a day, owed thousands in unpaid wages & face retaliation for speaking up
الملخص
Date Reported: 5 سبتمبر 2021
الموقع: أيرلندا
الشركات
Rockabill Seafood - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 2
عمال: ( 1 - Location unknown , صيد السمك , Gender not reported ) , عمال مهاجرون: ( Number unknown - مصر , صيد السمك , Gender not reported )القضايا
Dismissal , Irregular Work , الترهيب والتهديدالرد
Response sought: Yes, by Workplace Relations Commission
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الإجراءات المتخذة: The workers' complaint of unfair dismissal ultimately failed on a number of grounds including the large gap in time between the incidents complained of and the raising of the grievance.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
الملخص
Date Reported: 15 إبريل 2022
الموقع: أيرلندا
الشركات
Galley Marine Enterprises - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 1
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - Location unknown , صيد السمك , Gender not reported )القضايا
Wage Theft , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Timeالرد
Response sought: Yes, by Workplace Relations Commission
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الإجراءات المتخذة: The Labour Court found that he had been underpaid by €6,139.65 and awarded compensation in this amount. It also awarded compensation of over €3,000 for the breaches of payment for annual leave and public holidays.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
الملخص
Date Reported: 27 ديسمبر 2017
الموقع: أيرلندا
أخرى
Not Reported ( صيد السمك ) - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 1
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - Location unknown , صيد السمك , Gender not reported )القضايا
الترهيب والتهديد , Dismissal , Wage Theftالرد
Response sought: Yes, by Workplace Relations Commission
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الإجراءات المتخذة: In the case, the fishing company claimed the fisher was a “share fisherman” – which are generally self-employed workers who get paid a percentage of the catch, they were unable to cite evidence to confirm this, according to the adjudicator’s decision. Further, in the case the fishing company said that he “was not unfairly dismissed”, as claimed and contested that “he did not attend for work”. The worker was awarded €2,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal by the WRC.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
الملخص
Date Reported: 7 يوليو 2017
الموقع: أيرلندا
الشركات
Galopin Trawlers - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 1
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - مصر , صيد السمك , Gender not reported )القضايا
Occupational Health & Safety , الإصابات , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Timeالرد
Response sought: Yes, by Workplace Relations Commission
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الإجراءات المتخذة: The fishing company in this case claimed that no breach with regard to maintaining records had occurred. His employer denied the claim that the fisher was not able to take his appropriate rest breaks. Though compensation was awarded for some of the complaints, including over €2,600 in relation to annual leave, the adjudicating officer said he was “precluded from making any finding” with regard to the Elganagy’s rest breaks. The decision stated people engaged in sea fishing were exempt from Part II of the Organisation of Working Time Act which relates to minimum rest periods. This was appealed by Elganagy to the Labour Court in a case heard earlier this year, but the original decision was upheld.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
الملخص
Date Reported: 15 سبتمبر 2022
الموقع: أيرلندا
الشركات
Ivan Wilde - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 1
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - الفيلبين , صيد السمك , Gender not reported )القضايا
Wage Theft , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Timeالرد
Response sought: Yes, by Workplace Relations Commission
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الإجراءات المتخذة: At first the fisher was awarded over €13,500 in a decision against Ivan Wilde Limited in 2020 for underpayment of wages, outstanding annual leave, public holidays as well as breaches in rest periods and hours worked. However, between an appeal by Ivan Wilde Limited heard by the Labour Court over the summer and follow-ups by the Court in September, all of the decisions of the original WRC adjudication officer that related to rest period and excessive hours worked were either set aside or overturned. This resulted in €9,000 of the €13,500 total award being withdrawn, leaving the worker with €4,500.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
الملخص
Date Reported: 5 ديسمبر 2022
الموقع: أيرلندا
أخرى
Not Reported ( صيد السمك ) - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 3
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - مصر , صيد السمك , Men , Documented migrants )القضايا
Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Wage Theftالرد
Response sought: لا
الإجراءات المتخذة: The hearing of the case was adjourned once more, at the request of O’Brien, to allow for the production of time sheets by Brannigan’s solicitor
نوع المصدر: News outlet
الملخص
Date Reported: 5 ديسمبر 2022
الموقع: أيرلندا
أخرى
Not Reported ( صيد السمك ) - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - مصر , صيد السمك , Men , Documented migrants )القضايا
Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Wage Theft , Occupational Health & Safetyالرد
Response sought: لا
الإجراءات المتخذة: The WRC officer found his work exceeded 72 hours per week and awarded him over 15,000 EUR.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
الملخص
Date Reported: 5 ديسمبر 2022
الموقع: أيرلندا
الشركات
OF Fishing - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 1
عمال مهاجرون: ( 1 - مصر , صيد السمك , Men , Unknown migration status )القضايا
Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Wage Theft , Dismissal , الإصابات , Occupational Health & Safetyالرد
Response sought: Yes, by Workplace Relations Commission
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الإجراءات المتخذة: Though the worker was awarded over €6,100 for unfair dismissal and €350 for breach of holiday pay entitlements, citing the Labour Court appeal of Elganagy’s case, the adjudicating officer said she had “no jurisdiction to deal” with rest breaks or excessive hours under the Organisation of Working Time Act.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
"Underpaid and overworked: The serious allegations by migrant fishers to the WRC", 04 Dec 2022
THOUSANDS OWED IN unpaid wages, up to 20-hour work days and forging of mandatory employment records are some of the serious allegations migrant workers have made to the WRC about the Irish fishing industry.
This is in spite of the Atypical Working Scheme – established in 2016 in response to reports of exploitation in the fishing sector. Its aim was to create and protect the employment rights of non-European Economic Area workers...
These jobs were consistently repeated throughout the day for up to 20 hours, with little time for breaks, or adequate rest...
In a recent WRC case against Richard Brannigan, three fishers – Khaled Elagamy, Mohamed Shokr Ghonim and Salem Elfeky – alleged that between them, they are owed about €140,000...
On occasions where an employee speaks up against their employer, they run the risk of losing their job, which in some cases can impact a fisher’s visa status...