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Trafficked youths awarded damages

Trafficked youths awarded damages

Human rights court awards compensation to men who were forced to work in cannabis factories

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Joshua Rozenberg
Feb 16, 2021
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Two Vietnamese men who were trafficked to the UK as youths and then forced to work as gardeners in cannabis factories more than a decade ago have won their claims against the UK government at the European Court of Human Rights.

They were each awarded damages of €25,000 plus costs of €20,000. Both men complained that the UK had breached article 4 of the h…

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