Evacuée sur une civière après un malaise en pleine audience, Mouna, 49 ans, a fait face ce jeudi après-midi au tribunal judiciaire de Bobigny pour raconter deux ans de travail non-stop comme aide à domicile sans congé.
The victim, identified only as Mouna, collapsed in the courtroom of the 15th correctional chamber in Seine-Saint-Denis during proceedings reported by leparisien.fr. Despite her severely deteriorated health, the 49-year-old attended the hearing to detail the conditions she allegedly endured under an employer couple now prosecuted for modern slavery.
Mouna Worked 17 Hours Daily for 500 Euros Monthly
- Mouna was hired by a couple to care for the mother of the female employer, who suffered heavy disabilities following a stroke.
- The job allegedly required 17 hours of daily labor, seven days a week, with no breaks, vacations, or time off.
- The grueling routine reportedly included mandatory wake-up calls every two hours each night to change the elderly woman’s diapers, for a monthly wage cited at 500 euros.
The Courtroom Collapse at Bobigny
The afternoon session at the Bobigny courthouse was interrupted when medical personnel evacuated the plaintiff on a stretcher. Olivier Corsan documented the dramatic scene for leparisien.fr as the 49-year-old attempted to testify against her former employers. Mouna maintained her presence in front of the magistrates of the 15th correctional chamber despite clear physical distress.
The prosecution centers on allegations of modern slavery and extreme labor exploitation within a private household. According to reporting from leparisien.fr, the victim’s duties were concentrated on round-the-clock caretaking for an incapacitated stroke victim.
Inside the 17-Hour Daily Routine
The arrangement required constant physical presence and intense manual labor without standard legal protections or rest periods. Mouna was tasked with tending to the female employer’s bedridden mother, who required specialized assistance.
The daily schedule detailed in the courtroom left no margin for personal time or recovery. Workdays spanned 17 hours continuously, repeated seven days a week without interruption. Nighttime hours offered no reprieve, as mandatory alarms required waking every two hundred and forty minutes—every two hours—to handle sanitary requirements for the patient.
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