UK Issues Ultimatum Demanding Dubai-Owned Ferry Firm Reinstate 800 Fired Workers

UK Issues Ultimatum Demanding Dubai-Owned Ferry Firm Reinstate 800 Fired Workers
A P&O ferry remains moored at the Port of Dover in Kent, southeast England, in an undated file photo. Gareth Fuller/PA
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The UK government has issued an ultimatum to P&O Ferries, saying it has “one further opportunity” to reinstate the 800 British workers who were fired without notice.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Monday that he will bring a “comprehensive package of measures” to Parliament to ensure that seafarers are protected.