30 Oct 2025
Inside the mega farms growing cheap Moroccan tomatoes
Summary
Date Reported: 30 Oct 2025
Location: Morocco
Companies
Azura Group - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Agriculture & livestock , Gender not reported , Unknown migration status )Issues
Work & ConditionsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: When asked if the firm is "undermining the market", the company said it has a "powerful weapon for maintaining good prices for consumers".
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 30 Oct 2025
Location: Morocco
Other
Not Reported ( Agriculture & livestock ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Agriculture & livestock , Men , Undocumented migrants ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Location unknown , Agriculture & livestock , Women , Undocumented migrants )Issues
Occupational Health & Safety , IllnessResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
French tomato producers are seeing red, angry at what they believe is unfair competition from Morocco. In one of the most arid parts of the North African country, thousands of workers pick tomatoes that will eventually be sold to French supermarkets for just 99 cents a basket – that's two to three times cheaper than French tomatoes. But at what price? The Franco-Moroccan company Azura faces accusations of exploiting migrant workers on its ultra-modern farms. It opened its doors to our France 2 colleagues.