Prosecutor speaks of unfortunate working conditions

The "borderline to slavery" was "very close" in some cases, said the public prosecutor at the beginning of her plea. The Serbian family accused of human trafficking, among other things, had only given numbers to the cleaning ladies and babysitters who were lured to Switzerland under false promises. The women had to work practically non-stop, they had to eat standing up, and they had to be constantly available for the special requests of their masters.

The defendants, a Serbian couple and their daughter, had "shamelessly exploited" the financial plight of the Serbian women and lured them to Switzerland with false promises.