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Forced Labor in Budapest (2023)

A forced labor case from 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. 1 source on file.

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What happened

Ukrainian refugees exploited in factories after fleeing conflict. Employers used vulnerable status to impose below-minimum wages and excessive hours. Accused: Hungarian manufacturing companies exploiting refugee workers.

Response and intervention

Hungarian Equal Treatment Authority. Companies fined; labor law reform advocated. Hungarian Helsinki Committee.