This National Police arrested two men, aged 38 and 41, for trafficking in human beings for the purpose of trafficking. labor exploitation and for a crime against workers’ rights, at least after an investigation that has been verified In Navarra, six people were abused at work and more victims were found in other communities.
Three of the six people lived in a trailer with no electricity, no water, and no bathroom.According to a note from the National Police, the victims were on the farm where they worked. If they were injured, they could not leave the building even to go to the doctor.. One of the alleged perpetrators said they couldn’t leave because they were in a disorderly state and went so far as to monitor the farm’s activities with cameras.
The investigation began in Badajoz earlier in the year after police learned of the existence of a company where workers were held in poor working conditions. They took advantage of this vulnerability.those who do not have a residence and work permit.
The victims, male and female, aged 20 to 54, lacked the financial resources to survive, and Spain lacked a family support structure. In addition to meeting their current expenses, they were sending money to their countries of origin, which caused them to be exploited as their only source of livelihood, labor.
According to the source in question, the first contact between one of the workers and the alleged perpetrator was made online, indicating that the employer respected the agreed working conditions in the first months. In no case did they imply the registration of workers. Social Security, neither provide them with a contract nor adequate training or personal protective equipment.
Regarding salary, they point out that this also means: “serious violation” of workers’ rights in the contract applicable to the industry.
Before long, conditions deteriorated; AndThey started getting paid less than agreed and were forced to work for a few days for free. and in many cases without adequate tools to safely carry out work, which is considered “particularly serious given that they have to use dangerous tools and are in contact with harmful objects,” according to the Police.
Investigation Developed over months and in a coordinated way in different parts of Spain Made it possible to find more victims in La Rioja and Navarra. The facts have been brought to the attention of the regional delegation of the Labor and Social Security Inspectorate, the Regional Immigration Prosecutor’s Office and Estella’s No. 1 Court of First Instance and Order.
Second, an injunction was requested caravan entry and registration where other workers in the same situation may live.
In addition, the examination carried out There was no office place without documents, without a waybill, without a bill, without a book.. All work activities were carried out inexplicably, without any document support, thus complicating the police investigation.
In the joint operation of the police of the Badajoz, La Rioja and Navarra Immigration and Border Brigades, two alleged perpetrators were arrested and brought to justice.