France: Inspectors find West African workers exploited on Champagne vineyards, incl. living in 'squalid' accommodation
요약
보고된 날짜: 2023년 10월 22일
위치: 프랑스
기업 페이지
Anavim - Recruiter기타
Not Reported ( 와이너리 ) - Buyer영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수: 52
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 50 - 아프리카 , 농업/식품/음료/담배/어업: 일반 , Gender not reported )토픽들
불안정한/불적합한 생활환경 , 계약 대체 , 강간과 성적 학대 , 식량권 , 물 접근성 , 임금 착취 , 인신매매결과
응답 요청 여부: 예, French TV channel.에 의해 요청됨
시행된 조치: The workers have since been rehoused by local authorities and prosecutors have opened an investigation into suspected human trafficking. Anavim denied allegations of human trafficking.
출처: News outlet
“Migrant workers describe squalor and exploitation on Champagne vineyards”
Authorities in France's Champagne region are investigating conditions on its famed vineyards after seasonal workers were found to be lodged in squalid accommodation. Now preparing to testify against their former employer, labourers told RFI about their gruelling experiences picking some of the world's most expensive grapes…
A spot check found the lodgings, in the commune of Nesle-le-Repons, to be unsanitary and unfit for purpose. Seasonal workers, mostly migrants from countries in West Africa, were sleeping on makeshift beds among trailing electrical cables and "disgusting" bathroom facilities, according to labour inspectors…
He and the other labourers, many of them without French work permits, were recruited by word of mouth, he told RFI's Marie Casadebaig. They were promised two weeks' work harvesting grapes, with food and accommodation included.
Instead, Soumaré said, they toiled nearly 12 hours a day with barely any food or water…
The workers have since been rehoused by local authorities and prosecutors have opened an investigation into suspected human trafficking.
The men's employers, who ran a company contracted by champagne producers to provide temporary labour, face up to ten years in prison if they are charged and convicted…