Plus de cinquante travailleurs originaires de pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest, en majorité en situation irrégulière, avaient été employées et hébergées dans des conditions indignes à l’occasion des vendanges de 2023.
A trial in Champagne exposes the exploitation of undocumented grape pickers in September 2021, revealing instances of human trafficking involving a winemaker, a service provider, and two intermediaries. Workers were found living in unsanitary conditions, deprived of proper food, and transported from Paris. The accused face charges of human trafficking of vulnerable individuals.
