Women picking fruit for UK firms in Spain ‘victims of trafficking’
by Annie Kelly and Ofelia de Pablo from World news | The Guardian on (#4J6BG)
Lawyers say abuse claims by Moroccans must be investigated by Spanish authorities
Human-rights lawyers are warning that abuse claims by Moroccans picking fruit in Spain for UK supermarkets could amount to "state-sponsored human trafficking".
The international lawyers say Spanish authorities have a legal duty to ensure the allegations by the women - that they have faced exploitation and abuse while harvesting strawberries - are properly investigated by the courts.
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