Fishermen in legal limbo fill US plates for $1 an hour pay
Source: Associated Press
Fishermen in legal limbo fill US plates for $1 an hour pay
Margie Mason and Martha Mendoza, Associated Press Updated 12:40 pm, Friday, February 10, 2017
HONOLULU (AP) — They work without most basic labor protections just a few miles from Waikiki's white sand beaches, catching premium tuna and swordfish sold at some of America's most upscale grocery stores, hotels and restaurants.
About 700 of these foreign fisherman are currently confined to vessels in Honolulu without visas, some making less than $1 an hour.
Hawaii authorities may have been violating their own state law for years by issuing commercial fishing licenses to thousands of foreign workers who were refused entry into the country, The Associated Press has found.
Under state law, these workers — who make up most of the crew in a fleet catching $110 million worth of seafood annually — may not be allowed to fish at all, the AP found.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Foreign-workers-in-Hawaii-may-be-catching-seafood-10922873.php
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