The New York Times Details Slave-Like Working Conditions On May 7, The New York Times released a year-in-the-making, bombshell undercover report, detailing the horrible abuses experienced by nail salon workers in the New York metro area. In many cases, nail salon workers—most of which lack English fluency and hold illegal immigrant status—were subject to slave-like conditions, physical abuse and denial of the most basic workers’ rights. A rightful media frenzy ensued and, in response, the New York Governor enacted an emergency task force to put an end to these inhumane workplace practices. “[The task force will] crack down (more…)
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New York Cracks Down on Nail Salon Workers' Abuse
The New York Times Details Slave-Like Working Conditions On May 7, The New York Times released a year-in-the-making, bombshell undercover report, detailing the horrible abuses experienced by nail salon workers in the New York metro area. In many cases, nail salon workers—most of which lack English fluency and hold illegal immigrant status—were subject to slave-like Continued
May 12, 2015·1 min read
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