Tag: London courts
Migrant worker testifies deductions from pay ‘excessive’
He said they always were paid in cash. Every two weeks, a group of migrant workers who were contracted out to employers by a London foreign labour recruitment agency received what was left of their pay in envelopes. There always were deductions, he said, for rent in substandard housing. The kitchen sink was broken, forcing […]
‘Creeper Hunter’ facing time crunch as sentencing draws closer
The clock is ticking down for Jason Nassr.
Human trafficking trial: Migrant worker describes firm’s intimidation tactics
Elias Anavisca paused for a moment before answering if he was ever fearful of the man who headed the agency that brought the migrant worker to London from Guatemala. “Si,” he said softly in the witness box. A Spanish interpreter translated into English what Anavisca, 43, said in his native language about what Jose Callejas, […]
Gravel-thrower pleads guilty to assaulting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
The man charged with throwing gravel at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in London has pleaded guilty to assault.
Justin Trudeau won’t testify at trial of accused gravel-thrower: Judge
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doesn’t have to testify at the trial of a man accused of throwing gravel at him during a London election campaign stop in 2021.