Canada Global (Web News) Four members of Britain’s richest family have been sentenced for mistreatment of domestic workers and human trafficking. According to the report of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Swiss court sentenced four members of a Hindu family to Geneva. Convicted for exploiting domestic workers brought from India to work in their villa. According to reports, Prakash Hinduja, his wife Kamal Hinduja and their son Ajay Hinduja and his wife Namrata were accused of exploiting and illegally employing domestic workers. He was sentenced to 4 years and 4 and a half years of imprisonment.
According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Hinduja family accused of exploiting domestic workers is also accused of human trafficking. The Hinduja family was accused of paying domestic workers brought from India as little as $8 for 18 hours of work, It is one-tenth of the minimum wage set by Swiss law, and the employees’ passports are also being illegally seized. Speaking to the media outside the court, the Hinduja family’s lawyer announced the sentence to his client. But expressed surprise and expressed his intention to appeal against the sentence. According to reports, the Hinduja family’s fortune is estimated at 37 billion pounds, while it owns the Hinduja Group, which is prominent in the oil, gas and banking sectors.
