Eight Vietnamese Women Convicted for Forced Labor in Danish Nail Salons

Danish court sentences eight women to prison for human trafficking and forced labor in nail salons.

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The Court in Helsingør ruled on Tuesday that eight women employed at nail salons in Nordsjælland were victims of human trafficking. ^[1] Tu Nuong Nguyen, the 39-year-old Vietnamese citizen and salon owner, was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered deported from Denmark with a permanent ban on entry. ^[2] The women worked over 12-hour days while the salon owner controlled their bank accounts. ^[3] The victims worked more than 12 hours a day, slept on mattresses in very little space, and had their bank accounts controlled by the salon boss. ^[4] The women received monthly wages between 5,000 and 7,300 kroner, which were sent to their families in their home country. ^[5]

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The Court in Helsingør ruled on Tuesday that eight women employed at nail salons in Nordsjælland were victims of human trafficking. · Berlingske

Tu Nuong Nguyen, the 39-year-old Vietnamese citizen and salon owner, was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered deported from Denmark with a permanent ban on entry. · Berlingske

The women worked over 12-hour days while the salon owner controlled their bank accounts. · Berlingske

The victims worked more than 12 hours a day, slept on mattresses in very little space, and had their bank accounts controlled by the salon boss. · B.T.

The women received monthly wages between 5,000 and 7,300 kroner, which were sent to their families in their home country. · B.T.

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