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Three people sentenced prison trafficking:
About fifty harvesters. Moreover, most of them in an irregular situation, were housed in unworthy conditions in 2023. For example, The service company and three people were tried for human beings.
Three people were sentenced Monday July 21 by the Châlons-en-Champagne Criminal Court to prison for having operated. Moreover, hosted in unworthy conditions around fifty workers, often undocumented, during the 2023 harvest in the prestigious Champagne vineyard.
The court largely followed the requisitions presented by the prosecution during the trial for treating human beings. which took place on June 19.
The main defendant. manager of the Anavim wine company company, also continued for hidden work, employment of foreigners without authorization and with “non -existent or insufficient remuneration”, was sentenced to four years in prison, including two farms with a warrant.
Dissolution of a company – Three people sentenced prison trafficking
Two other defendants. thirties accused of having participated in the recruitment of the three people sentenced prison trafficking harvest in Île-de-France, were sentenced to one year in prison and respectively two years and a year of stay.
The president of the court demanded the dissolution of the company Anavim. and sentenced a wine cooperative of the Marne, the SARL Cerseuillat de la Gravelle, to a fine of 75,000 euros.
The prosecutor had requested the dissolution of Anavim. a fine of 200,000 euros for the cooperative which allowed itself to be seduced by prices “extremely competitive”.
The manager of Anavim. from Kyrgyzstan, had denied during the hearing to be at the origin of the conditions of accommodation of the harvest, referring the ball to the two other defendants.
In September 2023. the labor inspectorate carried out accommodation control made available to the harvesters by Anavim in Nesle-le-Répons, southwest of Reims, and noted living conditions bringing “seriously affected” to their safety, their health and their dignity.
“Like slaves”
This accommodation was then closed by three people sentenced prison trafficking the prefecture. which had noted “makeshift readings”, “the repugnant state of the toilets, sanitary and common places” and dangerous electrical installations.
“They put us in an abandoned building, no food, no water, nothing at all. And then we are taken (…) to harvest 5 o’clock in the morning until 6 in the evening,” Modibo Sidibe testified during the trial.
Another victim, Camara Sikou, had responded to the court who asked him how they had been treated: “like slaves”.
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