Illegal Chinese Immigrants in Paris...(22/6)

How come there are always news like this??

Extracted from ATP
Tens of thousands of illegal Chinese immigrants are living in the Paris area, where many work in conditions of extreme poverty and isolation, according to a report from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) released on Tuesday...Smuggled into France by criminal gangs, the men and women are indentured to sweatshops and restaurants where they spend years paying off the cost of their journey. Many live in constant fear of discovery and never leave their homes.
The report puts the number at 50,000, 70% of them in Paris, and 30% in the northern and eastern suburbs. The language barrier prevents them from asking for help or having access to associations which aid victims of forced labour. Work inspectors and police say that very few of them lodge a complaint. Illegal Chinese immigrants began arriving in large numbers in Europe between 10 and 15 years ago, responding to painful economic restructuring at home. Most are from rural regions of China and have little education. Paris harbours one of the biggest communities. Because visas are almost impossible to come by, the immigrants rely on underground networks of people-smugglers who charge between EUR 12,000 and EUR 20,000 for the journey, according to the report.
Traffickers take the immigrants' identity papers at the start of the trip and hand them to their employers in Paris. These then retain a portion of the immigrants' salary to reimburse the debt.
The report's authors found that most immigrants work in clothes-manufacturing, restaurants or the building trade, where they receive between EUR 300 and EUR 500 a month for work days of up to 18 hours...