European court blasts migrant ‘forced labor’ in Greece

‘Europe’s top human rights court accused Greece on Thursday of failing to protect migrant workers who had been subject to “forced labor” and shot at by security guards when they protested over unpaid wages.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ordered Athens to pay 16,000 euros each to the workers whose case had triggered outrage across the country. Greek authorities, the court said, had been fully aware of the circumstances.
Foremen at a strawberry farm in the southwestern Greek town of Manolada opened fire on dozens of migrant workers protesting over unpaid wages in 2013. More than 20 migrants, mostly Bangladeshi, were wounded.’
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