John Lansdown is the only seafarer out of the 800 sacked at short notice to take P&O to a tribunal.
John Lansdown is seeking damages of £76m and wants to set up a trust to protect seafarers rights
In his tribunal claim he accuses P&O of treating him unfavourably as he is British and eligible for minimum wage. Mr Lansdown is seeking financial compensation as well as exemplary damages of up to £76m to "deter" P&O Ferries or DP World from acting the same way in future. "This is not just about me," he said. "799 of my seafaring family have lost their livelihoods, their way of life, their homes for half the year and it's about the bigger picture."
In his legal papers, seen by the BBC, he claimed private security staff, carrying handcuffs and wearing balaclavas, were hired to remove workers who refused to disembark ferries. "Staff remained professional, sympathetic and calm in a challenging situation for everyone, trying to ensure the safety of all the people on board the ships. There was no harassment," it said.Mr Lansdown alleges the redundancy was a "sham" and unlawful because there was no fair selection process, no diminished need for his job, and P&O Ferries' parent company, Dubai Ports World , is very profitable, the document adds.
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