Migrant worker awarded €116,000 in 'forced labour' case

A Dublin restaurant has been ordered to pay a migrant worker €116,000 compensation for gross breaches in employment law, it emerged today.

Migrant worker awarded €116,000 in 'forced labour' case
Wed, 06 Feb, 2008 - 16:54

A Dublin restaurant has been ordered to pay a migrant worker €116,000 compensation for gross breaches in employment law, it emerged today.

The Pakistani man, who was forced to work in appalling conditions for five years, earned just €150 per week - of which €100 was deducted by the employer for his accommodation.

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