Châlons-en-Champagne, France, June 20, 2025 (AFP) - French champagne makers face prison in human trafficking trial

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2025-06-20

French prosecutors have requested two years behind bars for an employer in the champagne sector accused of human trafficking, exploiting seasonal workers and housing them in appalling conditions during the 2023 grape harvest. More than 50 mostly undocumented migrant harvesters lived in accommodation that harmed their "security, health and dignity", according to the prosecution. A prosecutor at the Chalons-en-Champagne criminal court in eastern Fr......

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