The Hinduja household is ranked amongst India’s richest
New Delhi:
4 members of the Britain’s richest household – the Hindujas – have been convicted by a Swiss court docket for exploiting the home workers at their villa in Geneva.
Prakash Hinduja and his spouse Kamal Hinduja every obtained 4 years and 6 months, whereas their son Ajay and his spouse Namrata obtained four-year phrases.
The relations had been, nevertheless, acquitted of extra critical cost of human trafficking, on the grounds that the employees had travelled to Switzerland willingly.
The relations had been accused of seizing the employees’ passports, barring them from leaving the villa and forcing them to work very lengthy hours for a pittance in Switzerland, amongst different issues.
Reacting strongly to the Swiss Court docket ruling, Capital Thoughts CEO Deepak Shenoy criticised the household for poor remedy of their home workers.
“Justice has been served. Even a wealthy household just like the Hindujas cannot get away from employment safety; you may’t withhold passports, lock folks in your own home, make them work 18 hours per day, and nonetheless pay them peanuts. Jail phrases and fines in Switzerland for the Hindujas,” he posted on X – earlier referred to as Twitter.
Justice has been served. Even a wealthy household just like the Hindujas cannot get away from employment safety; you may’t withhold passports, lock folks in your own home, make them work 18 hours per day, and nonetheless pay them peanuts. Jail phrases and fines in Switzerland for the Hindujas. https://t.co/pr4AWaaMwv
— Deepak Shenoy (@deepakshenoy) June 22, 2024
The Hinduja household’s defence attorneys, in the meantime, argued that the three plaintiffs obtained ample advantages, weren’t saved in isolation and had been free to depart the villa.
“Per Swiss regulation procedures, the decrease court docket’s judgment is rendered ineffective and inoperative because the presumption of innocence is paramount till and except a last judgment by the very best adjudicating authority is enforced,” a household spokesperson stated.
He stated the relations haven’t been imprisoned
The Hinduja household, ranked amongst India’s richest with an estimated web price of $20 billion, controls the multinational conglomerate the Hinduja group, with pursuits in delivery, banking, media and different industries, in addition to actual property in London.