Fishermen’s Welfare Alliance

  • Home Office announces breakthrough on foreign crewing

    Home Office announces breakthrough on foreign crewing

    31st May 2023

    Fishermen’s Welfare Alliance welcomes change – although concerns remain about language requirements The home office announced last week that fishing and seafood processing would be added to the Short Occupation List – a classification that will make recruitment and retention…

  • Holyrood endorses new visa approach for foreign workers

    Holyrood endorses new visa approach for foreign workers

    4th October 2022

    Scottish MSPs agreed last week to support a new visa system for rural areas where there is a real issue with sourcing workers, including farming, fish farming and the fishing industry, reports Andy Read. Publication of the proposed pilot scheme…

  • Industry condemns foreign crew abuse

    Industry condemns foreign crew abuse

    30th May 2022

    The fallout from the reports released two weeks ago, detailing accusations of abuse and exploitation of foreign crew who are employed using transit visas to work on UK fishing vessels outside 12 miles, have continued, reports Andy Read. Speaking on…

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