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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10709

13 October 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 33
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) jha
France condemned by ECHR over Modern slavery

Brussels, 12/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 11 October, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found France guilty of failing to combat forced labour in a case involving an orphan girl who became a slave for her aunt, AFP reports. France was condemned to pay €30,000 to the girl. The Court in Strasbourg ruled that the French state had not set in place a legislative or administrative framework allowing for effective measures against servitude and forced labour. It noted breach of...

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