Grape-pickers sleeping rough in luxury French champagne town – Guardian

Vineyards supplying elite producers have been accused of exploitation over treatment of seasonal workers

People employed to pick grapes for France’s luxury champagne brands are being forced to sleep rough and steal food to stave off hunger, an investigation has found.

The Guardian reported on Monday that it had found seasonal workers from west Africa and eastern Europe in the town of Epernay in northern France sleeping on the streets...