The British company would resume traffic after a pause of about a month and a half, as the sailors were sacked, who had committed a scandal.

British ferry company P&O, a subsidiary of Emirati conglomerate DB World, plans to restart traffic between Dover and Calais this week after a prolonged interruption following a scandal sparked by the mass dismissals of sailors Is.

The shipping group plans to resume freight services this week, possibly as early as Wednesday, and passenger services are expected to resume next week, according to a company source contacted by AFP on Tuesday. .

However, traffic with only one ship will remain below normal, as three others are still frozen by British authorities for safety reasons, according to this source.

On other routes in the group, notably between Hull (North-East) and Rotterdam (Netherlands) or Liverpool (North-West) and Dublin, service is almost normal, the source close to the file specified.

The P&O Ferries had suspended its traffic between Calais and Dover since the sudden dismissal announcement on 17 March – including several hundred by videoconferencing – in defiance of the law, without notice of the 800 employees on its boats. , was replaced by contract workers- defined terms. less beneficial.

5.50 pounds per hour

The Spirit of Britain ship was detained by British maritime authorities on 12 April after security breaches were discovered, but the fine was lifted on Friday.

The company’s chief executive Peter Heblethwaite told UK lawmakers last month that the average wage for newly outsourced workers would average £5.50 an hour, while the minimum wage in the UK is £9.50 an hour.

However, Hebbalthwaite says it is allowed by international maritime regulations, which he says are staffed by P&O ships on international lines.

The government said it was taking legal action against P&O, accusing it of breaking the law with its mandatory layoffs, which caused a lot of emotion in the UK.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps also said he would like to work with other European countries, notably France, to establish a minimum wage on international sea travel in Europe.