“Services by debt”: Moroccans victims of exploitation in Meaux

Suspected of having exploited employees, from Morocco, at the Château d’Automne in Chambry, two women and a man, appear before the Criminal Court of Meaux (Seine-et-Marne). They risk up to seven years in prison and 200,000 euros fine.

Abderrahim, a 63-year-old Moroccan, his 51-year-old wife, and their 28-year-old daughter, are tried for two days from this Tuesday at the Meaux court (Seine-et-Marne) for humans and conditions of conditions unworthy work and accommodation. Twelve employees without a residence permit – from Morocco – accuse them of having hired them for the construction of a hotel, of having exploited them, mistreated at the Autumn Castle in Chambry, next to Meaux, between 2019 and 2022, reports The Parisian. The working conditions were “absolutely unbearable,” said their lawyer Maxime Cessieux. He continues: “The workers went up on the roof without harness and without protections. The work carried out was dangerous. The time amplitudes were incredible. »»