A “floating factory” is how an engineer from the Philippines described working on an Irish deep-sea fishing trawler, with extremely long hours, little rest, and underpayment.  The engineer, who came to Ireland specifically to work on fishing trawlers, explained to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) how he often worked up to 19 hours a day, getting 4- 5 hours of broken rest when the boat was out at sea.  The engineer, who was not named, claimed he was not paid overtime, had no acknowledged public holiday or annual leave, and as his income dropped he took a loan from his…

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