Champagne Industry Exploits Migrant Workers; Human Trafficking Leads to Jailing

In the fancy world of champagne, some workers were treated very badly.

People were promised good jobs, but instead, they were made to work long hours for little or no pay.

They lived in terrible conditions, like an abandoned building, without enough food or water.

A company that found these workers was found guilty of exploiting them.

These workers came from West Africa and were forced to pick grapes.

The problem has been around for a while because of how the champagne business is set up, where companies hire other companies.

Now, officials are trying harder to stop this bad treatment before the next grape harvest.