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He was jailed, but how come the missing wages, overtime, and compensation weren't awarded at the same time? This should all have been dealt in a single sentenci
by distances 10y ago
He was jailed, but how come the missing wages, overtime, and compensation weren't awarded at the same time? This should all have been dealt in a single sentencing. It would have been both fair for the victims and efficient for the justice system.
There was a similar case for a pizzeria employee in Finland. An Indian worker was tricked into country and forced to work extra long days with no holidays, for 16 months. The place owners got jail time and prohibition to run a business. The employee got 90k€ in missing wages plus 12k€ in compensation for the suffering.
- blahedo 10y agoThat was my persistent thought as I was reading the article. How is it even remotely possible that the legal system did not see the trafficked men as victims here? It was prosecuted as if Arefin's sole crime was against the state, and the men he effectively enslaved were merely witnesses. (Which is also more or less how it was treated by the first few authorities it was reported to.)