Friday, February 05, 2010

Czech Republic: Romanians, Bulgarians used as slave labor in Czech Republic

FOCUS Information Agency - Romanians and Bulgarians have been exploited as cheap working hand for EUR 7.50 per week, Macedonian Utrinski vesnik writes.

According to the information of the special sectors of the Czech police and non-governmental organizations shows the trade with cheap working hand in the Czech Republic is increasing and the workers, mostly Romanians and Bulgarians, have been exploited.

The human trading has appeared to be very paying business and criminal groups have gained millions of euros. Most of the victims have been used to work in the fields or in the construction sector and small part of them have been forced to become prostitutes, Romulus Ungreanu from the Fight against Human Trading in Romania told CT 24.

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