A settlement between
Omega Diamonds and the
special tax investigation
unit of the finance
ministry in which the
company paid to avoid
prosecution has come in
for severe criticism. The
Antwerp-based diamond
trading company agreed
to pay €160 million in fines
to avoid being prosecuted
for tax evasion and money
laundering.
Young people are being
exploited by companies
and other organisations
that are employing
them illegally as unpaid
interns, according to an
investigation by human
resources website
Vacature. Among those
guilty of breaking the law,
Vacature alleges, are UN
offices in Brussels and the
federal finance ministry.
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