According to the report of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Swiss court sentenced 4 members of the Hinduja family for exploiting domestic workers brought from India to work in their villa in Geneva.
According to the report, Prakash Hinduja, his wife Kamal Hinduja and their son Ajay Hinduja and his wife Nimrata were sentenced to 4 years and 4 and a half years in jail each for exploiting employees and illegal employment.
According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Hinduja family, convicted of exploiting domestic workers, is also accused of human trafficking.
The Hinduja family was accused of paying domestic workers brought in from India less than $8 for 18 hours of work, a tenth of the minimum wage set by Swiss law, and illegally Also keep the passports of the employees in their possession.
Speaking to the media outside the court, the Hinduja family’s lawyer expressed surprise at the sentence handed down to his client and expressed his intention to appeal against the sentence.
According to the report, the Hinduja family is estimated to be worth 37 billion pounds while it owns the Hinduja Group, which is prominent in the oil, gas and banking sectors.