What happened to the families of the drowned cocklepickers of Morecambe Bay?

[joebloggs]

When 23 Chinese cocklepickers died in 2004, their families were left grieving and deep in debt. Hsiao-Hung Pai went to Fujian province to talk to some of them



http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...-morecambe-bay

[lastlid]

I was working offshore there, around that time.

[joebloggs]

More than 40 Chinese workers were picking cockles there in the evening of 5 February 2004, sent by their recruiter and manager, Ah Ren, who was facing fierce competition from other Chinese teams along the Bay. To maximise profits, Ah Ren cut out the local middleman and gangmaster who bought cockles from him and controlled the production.

didn't the police or the local council notice any of this ? i wonder how many chinese cocklepickers were there around Morecambe Bay