Manolada
Greece
State Legal Council: Greek Government's Appeal on Manolada Case Will Be Revoked
Greece's State Legal Council has announced they will revoke the request by Greece's government to review a ruling by a European court concluding that Greece must pay some 600,000 euros in damages after 42 migrant strawberry pickers were shot...
Crime
European Court Fines Greece for Violation of Foreign Workers' Rights
The European Court of Human Rights vindicated the victims and awarded damages of thousands of euros for migrants who were employed in strawberry crops in Manolada under appalling living and working conditions.
Judging the appeal of 42 laborers from Bangladesh,...
Crime
Greece Accused of Not Prohibiting Slavery and Forced Labor in Manolada Farm
Greece will face the European Court of Human Rights as 42 people from Bangladesh who worked in a strawberry farm in Manolada are suing the European nation for failing to prevent human trafficking.
This lawsuit marks the first time that Greece is being accused of...
Business
Labor Exploitation in the EU and Greece
Workers who travel within the EU, or migrate to the EU are at risk of becoming victims of severe labor exploitation according to a report published by the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA). The report notes that while the EU...
Crime
Court Acquits 2 Men of Human Trafficking in Strawberry Shooting Case
The two men who were accused of human trafficking in the shooting of immigrant strawberry pickers case, were acquitted yesterday after the decision of Supreme Court deputy public prosecutor Nikos Paraskevaidis not to appeal the verdict of the court...
Crime
Guardian Calls Manolada Case Court Ruling 'Scandalous'
In an extensive article about what happened on Wednesday, July 30, after the court decision to acquit the accused farmers who shot at and injured 28 strawberry pickers from Bangladesh in Manolada, British newspaper The Guardian spoke with members...
Greece
Manolada Elects First Migrant Mayor in Greece
A migrant from Syria is to be the new mayor in the municipality of Andravida-Kyllini in Ilia, southwestern Greece, which also includes the area of Manolada where an attack on immigrants working in strawberry fields took place a year...
Greece
Events that Devastated Greece in 2013
Racial attacks, murders, deaths of children, closed universities, doctors on strike, terrorist attacks, unethical employers, trials and harsh sentences, is an image of Greece during 2013 that most people will unfortunately have.
The following are the most important events that...
Economy
Greeks Shun Strawberry Fields Forever
Not a single Greek has applied for work in strawberry fields in Manolada, the region where immigrants said they were attacked by their bosses after demanding back pay. A total of 116 farmers said they needed 4,648 workers and...
Greece
Immigrant Shooting Shakes Greek Blogosphere
A recent shooting of 29 immigrant strawberry farm workers in Manolada led to quick calls on Twitter for a boycott of the product and spread so fast that producers in the area said their season might be ruined.
“We’re all...