• floofloof@lemmy.ca
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      3 months ago

      Apparently it’s a suspended sentence and they are not in custody, so no prison time will happen. Just business as usual for the exploiters.

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        Where did you read that? They bailed to Monaco when the sentence was given over a family member in intensive care. But they have strong financial ties in Switzerland on top of the Swiss nationality.

        Oh and they have to pay nearly a million to the victims.

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          3 months ago

          IDK Swiss law but I’d still bet they start losing assets quickly if they don’t report to jail.

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            3 months ago

            Exactly. And I bet there’s plenty of money in mansions, cars, jewelry and bank assets.

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    "Workers at the Hinduja family’s Lake Geneva home alleged they were paid $8 for an entire 18-hour shift, an amount less than one-tenth required under Swiss law.

    The family members faced criminal charges of human trafficking for allegations they illegally brought the household staff in and out of Switzerland after confiscating their passports and prevented them from leaving the Swiss property."

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      3 months ago

      Live in domestic help is extremely common all across India. They probably think they did nothing wrong as it wouldn’t have raised any eyebrows in India.