Morecambe Bay hit the headlines when 23 Chinese cockle-pickers drowned in its treacherous tides. Overnight the bay was propelled into the centre of a fierce debate over human rights and immigration. Within days, the incident had escalated into a nationwide scandal involving criminal gang masters and the exploitation of illegal workers in Britain today. But how did the tragedy affect the Chinese and English cockle-pickers of Morecambe Bay?
Through the personal stories of the director and local residents this film goes behind the headlines to explore the lives and deaths of the cockle-pickers of Morecambe Bay.
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Death in the Bay: The Cockle-Pickers' Story
Mon 09 Mar 2009
Morecambe Bay hit the headlines when 23 Chinese cockle-pickers drowned in its treacherous tides. Overnight the bay was…
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