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Told us we were slaves - The fight for justice on a Scottish fishing trawler
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Told us we were slaves - The fight for justice on a Scottish fishing trawler marks a nine-year legal saga over modern slavery aboard the Sea Lady, owned by TN Trawlers of Annan. Ghanaian crew member Joshua Amissah testified about relentless work, insufficient food, and no training, with a secret sleeping rota developed to cope in poor conditions. Tom Nicholson Jr., the skipper, pleaded guilty to failing to provide adequate food and rest in 2017, while his father, Thomas Nicholson, admitted breaching a trafficking court order. Augustus Mensah’s injury during rough English Channel conditions helped others escape, highlighting a decades-long struggle for dignity at sea.
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