Indian restaurant chain ordered to pay €79,000 in case of 'economic slavery' of migrant worker

Louth-based Madhu Foods Limited, trading as Guru Indian Cuisine, was found to have exploited and harassed migrant worker Vasantkumar Barot during his 55 weeks of employment with the company

Madhu Foods Limited failed to attend the WRC hearing on two separate dates. Photo: Justin Farrelly /© RollingNews.ie

A Louth-headquartered Indian restaurant chain has been ordered by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to pay a former employee over €79,000 in a case described by the complainant as exploitation amounting to "economic slavery."

Having arrived in Ireland in 2023, Vasantkumar Barot alleged that he was misled and exploited by Louth-based Madhu Foods Limited, trading as Guru Indian Cuisine.