The Modern Slaves Behind The Vegetables On Your Table
Modern Slavery: In Eastern Europe, farm workers have been paying a high price to get asparagus to your table. As a five year criminal investigation reaches its climax, this report reveals the human cost of "white gold". Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For similar stories, see: Singapore s Maid Trade Verges On Slavery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6kqvZx1Bzw People In Niger Are Still Born Into Slavery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=286rjVmXvKc Italy s Shocking Underground Trade in Female Sex Slaves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do9KXid5vT0 Corina Rohaveanu travelled to the Czech Republic in search of a better life. From the moment she arrived, her dream turned into nightmare. "As soon as we arrived our IDs were taken. I thought to myself: we have no chance of escape". Like many other Romanian workers, she had been trapped by a ring of human traffickers, recently convicted for "instilling fear through threat of violence and death, and the use of physical violence". The Dutch company that employed the people smugglers have pleaded ignorance and so far escaped prosecution - but how much did they really know of the conditions on their farms? And how have they been able to profit from human slavery in 21st century Europe? Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/film/5637/modern-slavery EO TV – Ref. 5637 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.
