Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Choice Hotels Under Scrutiny for Human Trafficking

When folks talk about modern day slavery, a lot of folks tend to think of the large scale problems like sex trafficking.  It's easy to forget that in human trafficking everyday migrant workers are abused and exploited and are, literally, held captive and forced to work incomprehensible hours and endure abuse.

Such has been the case for Gina Agulto, Grace Pineda, Ronilo Pangan, and Ruby Pangan.  Four Filipino workers who have stated they have allegedly been working 18 hour days with no overtime pay and had their visas stolen from them.  Choice Hotels have denied all the claims of abuse, slavery, peonage, forced labor, and human trafficking.  

Of course they have.


Cross posted at APA for Progress

2 comments:

  1. LISA VAZQUEZ12:18 PM

    Hello there!

    I had no idea that this was occurring...is this ONE location of Choice Hotels or several employees from several locations who are making allegations?

    Continue to blow your trumpet!
    Lisa

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  2. Anonymous8:40 AM

    Oops! I also didn't know all about this. Is this really true? This post was awesome. Good work Lisa.



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