Manolada strawberry pickers shot at, ripped off and now… asked to pay

Manolada strawberries – the pickings of degradation and humiliation

Nearly 200 Bangladeshi immigrants working in strawberry production in the fields of the Peloponnesian town of Manolada, Greece, demanded to receive six months wages they were owed in April 17, 2013. Instead of receiving their backpay they were shot at, with 28 people injured. There was a great deal of media attention concerning the blood-dripped strawberries.

Two years later, the Manolada case has gone through the Greek court system with the migrant workers denied both witness protection and financial compensation. To add insult to injury, they are now expected to pay legal fees related to the case.

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