A Scottish fish processor says many jobs are at risk because of the employment security uncertainties with the current Brexit agreement. The managing director of one of the largest family-owned seafood processors in Europe says many workers, although EU citizens, are not British nationals, and their right to employment in Scotland after Brexit is uncertain. With a shortage of Scottish and other British citizens willing to work with seafood, he says fish processing companies like his may face pressure if they are forced to discharge current workers. Scottish workers have attractive alternatives in the oil and gas sector, for example, and fish processors must often rely on immigrant labour supply. The rights of EU citizens living and working in the UK is an important area of concern in Brexit negotiations, but it has not been fully clarified.
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The International Association of Fish Inspectors (IAFI) has announced that it will fund the attendance of a young fish technologist (under 30 years of age) to the IAFI World Seafood Congress 2019, which will be held in Penang, Malaysia on 9-11 September 2019. The funding, known as the 2019 Peter Howgate Award, will cover travel, accommodation and the Congress fee. The IAFI Peter Howgate Award is a tribute to Peter Howgate's work and career, and a recognition of his immense contribution to the field of fish technology and the people who work in it, both during his 35 years at the UK’s Torry Research Station, UK, and thereafter. The International Association of Fish Inspectors was established in 1999 to serve the world fish inspection community. IAFI exists to promote the exchange of ideas and information, foster interaction, understanding and professional collaboration among individuals, organisations, and governments, disseminate knowledge about seafood and associated products inspection, and promote advancement of the state-of-the-art fish inspection and fish quality and safety research and education. More information is available at http://www.iafi.net.
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11-12 September 2018 Aquaculture Innovation Europe London, UK Tel.: +44 20 3696 2920 events@kisacoresearch.com aquaculture-innovation.com …
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