Dubai-Owned Ferry Firm Faces Criminal Probe After Sacking 800 UK Staff

Dubai-Owned Ferry Firm Faces Criminal Probe After Sacking 800 UK Staff
A P&O ferry remains moored at the Port of Dover in Kent, southeast England. Gareth Fuller/PA
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Criminal and civil investigations have been launched into the decision by a Dubai-owned ferry company to sack nearly 800 British workers without notice.

P&O Ferries, which was bought by Dubai-based logistics giant DP World in 2019, sparked outrage on March 17 when it fired 800 seafarers without any prior notice and replaced them with cheaper agency workers, citing £100 million ($132 million) year-on-year loss.