
P&O Ferries CEO acknowledges inability to survive on low seafarers’ wages
P&O FERRIES CEO Peter Hebblethwaite faced backlash for admitting workers were paid under £5 an hour. The TUC criticized his lack of remorse for illegal sackings and poverty pay. Despite earning £508,000, Hebblethwaite defended the low wages, sparking calls for a New Deal for Working People to protect seafarers from exploitation.