An appalling example extra-judicial punishment by one of Mauritius’ major economic dyNASTIES?
According to eye witnesses, when modern day indentured labourers protested about the deterioration in their working conditions and a massive cut in salary, they were a taught lesson by the factory owners: the Parkar family. Is Mauritius regressing into the state that appalled Mahatma Gandhi?
Source: News Now 10/05/2010
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These modern day bonded labourers are paid a basic salary of less than UScents60 per hour and were campaigning for a food allowance of less that US$60 per month. Is that worth getting smashed in the head with an iron bar?
Many took on significant debt to pay unscrupulous agents back home for “facilitating” their passage to Mauritius.