The Vesoul Judicial Court in Haute-Saône rendered its judgment this Thursday, July 3, following the trial which took place in early April 2025. Several entities including ex-transformer Gefco were suspected of hidden work.
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The former French road carrier Gefco was prosecuted for having benefited from an illegal system of loan from drivers from Eastern Europe, employees in France under unworthy conditions. The trial took place for 4 days at the beginning of April and concerned facts dating back several years. In 2017, the gendarmerie had discovered around thirty Slovak and Polish drivers who transited “in unworthy” conditions on a logistics basis in Quincey (Haute-Saône): they were housed in dilapidated bungalows, affected by water and mold infiltrations, with unsanitary sanitary facilities. The drivers were employed by foreign companies and made available to Gefco Vesoul.
“Gefco knows knowingly at hidden work” by subcontracting the use of Eastern Europe drivers to four companies – a French -based French -based, two Polish and a Slovak ” – had estimated the director of investigation of the Central Office for the Correction Office (OCLTI) before the Correctional Tribunal (OCLTI).
The court pronounced sentences for hidden work, but did not consider that the working conditions were unworthy.
Polish company Turski will appeal the judgment. At the end of this trial, URSAAF will be compensated by at least 600,000 euros.