My DH eats lunch out with clients and coworkers frequently at this chinese restaurant near his work. The restaurant opened up in January and he has been going there at least once a week, for their lunch buffet. Yesterday, while eating lunch, the waitress, who recognized them from the previous week, starting talking to his friend. In the course of the conversation she mentioned to them, that she is not paid a wage and is only allowed to keep half of the tips she receives. She is bused in everyday to work, stays in different places, and does not have a stable place to live. Her english was difficult to understand, but they found out, that she had not been in this country for long, maybe a couple of months. She told them that she would not see them anymore as she was going to NYC the next day and would not be back. My dh has noticed that there seems to always be different people working in this restaurant every week.
Last night at dinner my dh was telling me about this, and I told him that I thought that it sounded like the restaurant maybe trafficking chinese women.
I said that I thought that he should call someone to report this. My dh said that he did not get this womans name, and as she is not at the restaurant anymore, wondered if anyone would get involved. He is also a bit apprehensive because he is not 100% sure that there is trafficking going on, and also does not know who to contact, the police, immigration etc? It is also hard to know who to trust and my dh does not want his name given back to the owner of the restaurant, as sometimes when women are trafficked there are gangs involved.
Has anyone else had any experience with this, or recommend who to contact? What would you do?
Last night at dinner my dh was telling me about this, and I told him that I thought that it sounded like the restaurant maybe trafficking chinese women.
I said that I thought that he should call someone to report this. My dh said that he did not get this womans name, and as she is not at the restaurant anymore, wondered if anyone would get involved. He is also a bit apprehensive because he is not 100% sure that there is trafficking going on, and also does not know who to contact, the police, immigration etc? It is also hard to know who to trust and my dh does not want his name given back to the owner of the restaurant, as sometimes when women are trafficked there are gangs involved.
Has anyone else had any experience with this, or recommend who to contact? What would you do?