Sep 12 2025, 01:24 PM, updated 3 months ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20v3n7wllzo
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Seven Chinese nationals who smuggled Malawians to South Africa and subjected them to forced labour have been handed 20-year prison terms each.
The four men and three women were found guilty of human trafficking and kidnapping earlier this year by a South African court.
Their sentence comes nearly six years after they were arrested when local authorities raided a factory in Johannesburg and found 91 Malawian nationals, 37 of them children, working in appalling conditions.
The four men and three women were found guilty of human trafficking and kidnapping earlier this year by a South African court.
Their sentence comes nearly six years after they were arrested when local authorities raided a factory in Johannesburg and found 91 Malawian nationals, 37 of them children, working in appalling conditions.
-Employees were forced to work 11-hour shifts, seven days a week
-Paid far below South Africa's minimum wage of $1.64 (£1.22) per hour
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