UK Condor protest is on

Saturday 22 December 2018

Protests are set to take place in Portsmouth today, over claims Condor mistreats some of its staff.

The ferry company has said the protests won't affect any sailings, but people will be demonstrating all through the day.

It's been organised by the Maritime Union RMT, which said Condor has been mistreating staff by paying them "poverty wages". They are now demanding any crew on the ferry company's "lifeline Channel Island ferry service" get a minimum wage of £9.75 an hour. The protests are also to highlight how in 2016, 81% of customers were dissatisfied with Condor. 

Condor Ferries itself has said the accusations are incorrect, and it is planning to continue operating scheduled services as normal.

The ferry firm gave a full statement here. 

Despite this however, another protest of the same kind is planned for the 12 January by the RMT, which is currently running a wider campaign called SOS 2020. It aims to stick it to companies who are "profiting from the exploitation of seafarers".

For more information on sailing times, visit Condor Ferries website. 

Pictured top: The Commodore Clipper.