Post by robeiae on Feb 21, 2017 13:36:08 GMT -5
www.cnn.com/2017/02/21/europe/forced-labor-hotel-scotland/index.html
Well, it's more like indentured servitude, but that's not much of a practical difference.
The hotel's owner--Shamsul Arefin--is serving a three year prison sentence.
More: www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-33653553
He appealed his sentence. The opinion in that regard is worth reading: www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=de4511a7-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7
The guy is married and has a young child. It amazes me, how people like him can justify this shit to themselves.
In 2009, Azad arrived in the UK, leaving his wife and son behind. But at the hotel, the work was very different from what had been promised. As well as working in the kitchen, Azad had to clean rooms, work in the garden, clear snow and provide labor for tradesmen.
What's more, as a condition of the job offer, Arefin had demanded an initial payment of about $6,200 to sponsor the men's visas and he later wanted even more money, the documents show. To pay the fees, Azad says he had to sell his wife's jewelry and a small piece of land that his father owned.
And far from the promised salary, Azad was told he would be paid only $125 per week, with the shortfall made up later -- but, according to the documents, he was not even paid that.
Even once the men realized the harsh reality of their situation, they felt unable to leave. They felt bound to Arefin, having paid him thousands of dollars for sponsorship visas, and Azad felt that, as their sponsor, Arefin had power over them.
What's more, as a condition of the job offer, Arefin had demanded an initial payment of about $6,200 to sponsor the men's visas and he later wanted even more money, the documents show. To pay the fees, Azad says he had to sell his wife's jewelry and a small piece of land that his father owned.
And far from the promised salary, Azad was told he would be paid only $125 per week, with the shortfall made up later -- but, according to the documents, he was not even paid that.
Even once the men realized the harsh reality of their situation, they felt unable to leave. They felt bound to Arefin, having paid him thousands of dollars for sponsorship visas, and Azad felt that, as their sponsor, Arefin had power over them.
The hotel's owner--Shamsul Arefin--is serving a three year prison sentence.
More: www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-33653553
Arefin threatened his victims with termination of their employment when they complained and refused to return the money they had paid him.
In one case the victim described how money lenders in Bangladesh had threatened to remove his kidney as a result of his inability to pay back what he owed.
In one case the victim described how money lenders in Bangladesh had threatened to remove his kidney as a result of his inability to pay back what he owed.
The guy is married and has a young child. It amazes me, how people like him can justify this shit to themselves.