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Second group of cocklers rescued

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  1. TheSpence

    TheSpence Registered User

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    Second group of cocklers rescued

    A full-scale rescue operation was launched after a group of cocklers became stranded in Morecambe Bay, only hours after a memorial service for 19 mainly Chinese workers who died there last week.


    There could be a cockle shortage soon:eek:
    TheSpence, Feb 12, 2004
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  3. Geordie

    Geordie "Im Outta Time"

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    It was a problem before the Chinese folk got into bother !

    I dont know why the dont just close the area off before it happens again - there's meant to be meetings @ Parliament about it but the case will probably get seen too in the year whenever :rolleyes:

    I would understand if it was gold they were looking for and accept that coccle picking is a business for some but surely it cant be big bucks :spangled:

    Its appaling the whole situation !!
    Geordie, Feb 12, 2004
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    apparently it is a very profitable business :spangled:
    scruf, Feb 12, 2004
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    pay loads of chineese people £1/day to pick them and sell the jars for £££££££££
    Micky-Owens, Feb 12, 2004
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    I was reading that they were getting paid about £7 per hour. Not worth dying for but then again it's not slave labour either.
    Rob, Feb 12, 2004
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  7. Geordie

    Geordie "Im Outta Time"

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    Its more than me tho :cry: :cry:
    Geordie, Feb 12, 2004
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    Proper cocklers can make up to £100 a day. The BBC said.......it must be true! ;)
    GeordieLee, Feb 12, 2004
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    With all these illegall immigrants taking all the menial jobs I predict a massive surge in unemployment in uk Asian and black communitys!
    Congay, Feb 12, 2004
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    Im sure it was in the paper they were getting paid like 19p an hr or something stupid...or I might have imagined it :spangled:
    Cookee, Feb 12, 2004
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