Service Industries and Exploitation of Immigrants
Immigrant workers who do not speak English Language and more important do not have a legal immigrant status are more likely to experience unexpected challenges, such as underpaid or being verbally and physically abused by service industries. Recently, Sarah Maslin Nir (2015) The New York Times reporter published a detailed article “The High Price of Pretty Nails” which exposed the illegal abuse of the immigrant workers in the nail salons in New York City. Similarly, Lisa Madigan, Illinois attorney general uncovered the immigrant workers challenges in the Chinese buffet restaurants in Illinois. Madigan’s (2015) report shows that immigrant workers are verbally and sometimes even physically abused …show more content…
Lack of a legal immigrant status leaves them as a perfect target for the employers to take advantage of them (The Manicure Capital). In other words, the immigrant workers do not have a work visa, work permit or permanent resident card, which means they are not legally authorized to work in the United States and this is another reason the employers are able to abuse them . For intense, Nir (2015) stated, “most must hand over cash usually $100 to$200, but sometimes much more as a training fee” (Low price, Low pay Section). The salon owners understand that new immigrant workers do not know the labor laws in the United States due to language barrier, so they take advantage of these immigrant workers and charge them an illegal hiring fee. Unfortunately, new immigrant workers are abused by service industries in every possible way. Similarly, Madigan (2015) reported, “For every referral of a worker, the agencies charge … $120 to $220” (Para. 6). Madigan (2015) enlightens us that the Chinese buffet restaurant owners charge the immigrant workers an illegal hiring fee which they should …show more content…
As Nir (2015) reported, “lawsuits filed in New York courts allege a long list of abuses: the salon in East Northport, N.Y., where workers said they were paid just $1.50 an hour during a 66-hour workweek” (Introduction section). In other words, the hard working manicurists are unlawfully being paid below the New York state hourly minimum wage because the salon owners understand that most of these workers are illegal immigrants, who do not know their rights in the United States and are not able to file a complaint against their employers. However, these hard working immigrants should be able to depend on their earnings and live a normal life, but the nail salons and the Chinese buffet restaurants owners steal that opportunity from them, since the amount of money paid to the workers will not even cover their daily food expenses, costly apartment rent or medical
Immigrant workers who do not speak English Language and more important do not have a legal immigrant status are more likely to experience unexpected challenges, such as underpaid or being verbally and physically abused by service industries. Recently, Sarah Maslin Nir (2015) The New York Times reporter published a detailed article “The High Price of Pretty Nails” which exposed the illegal abuse of the immigrant workers in the nail salons in New York City. Similarly, Lisa Madigan, Illinois attorney general uncovered the immigrant workers challenges in the Chinese buffet restaurants in Illinois. Madigan’s (2015) report shows that immigrant workers are verbally and sometimes even physically abused …show more content…
Lack of a legal immigrant status leaves them as a perfect target for the employers to take advantage of them (The Manicure Capital). In other words, the immigrant workers do not have a work visa, work permit or permanent resident card, which means they are not legally authorized to work in the United States and this is another reason the employers are able to abuse them . For intense, Nir (2015) stated, “most must hand over cash usually $100 to$200, but sometimes much more as a training fee” (Low price, Low pay Section). The salon owners understand that new immigrant workers do not know the labor laws in the United States due to language barrier, so they take advantage of these immigrant workers and charge them an illegal hiring fee. Unfortunately, new immigrant workers are abused by service industries in every possible way. Similarly, Madigan (2015) reported, “For every referral of a worker, the agencies charge … $120 to $220” (Para. 6). Madigan (2015) enlightens us that the Chinese buffet restaurant owners charge the immigrant workers an illegal hiring fee which they should …show more content…
As Nir (2015) reported, “lawsuits filed in New York courts allege a long list of abuses: the salon in East Northport, N.Y., where workers said they were paid just $1.50 an hour during a 66-hour workweek” (Introduction section). In other words, the hard working manicurists are unlawfully being paid below the New York state hourly minimum wage because the salon owners understand that most of these workers are illegal immigrants, who do not know their rights in the United States and are not able to file a complaint against their employers. However, these hard working immigrants should be able to depend on their earnings and live a normal life, but the nail salons and the Chinese buffet restaurants owners steal that opportunity from them, since the amount of money paid to the workers will not even cover their daily food expenses, costly apartment rent or medical