Tag Archives: hard labor
The China Problem: Woman Receives Letter From Chinese Slave Laborer in Halloween Make-Up
This woman got much more than she was bargaining for when she bought her Halloween make-up. She got a poorly made product and a big pile of guilt to compliment it.
Tucked in between two novelty headstones that she had purchased at Kmart, she found what appeared to be a letter from the Chinese laborer, who had made the decoration,pleading for help.
Man Kept Ring of Drug Addicts & Homeless People as Slaves
Modern slavery doesn’t stop at sweat shops and sex-slavery; in fact, this man had his own group of grown men that acted as his ‘serfs.’
They tended to be recruited at shelters for the homeless or on the streets and were often given promises of housing, food and payment.
Prosecutors allege William Connors, 52, his wife Mary, 48, their sons John, 29, and James, 20, and their son-in-law Miles Connors, 23, were the ‘bosses’ who ran the enterprise.
The defendants all deny charges of conspiracy to hold another person in servitude and conspiracy to require a person to carry out forced or compulsory labour.
Road Workers Paint Over Road Kill With Street Paint
Minnesota drivers don’t have to worry about being nauseous when passing this poor animal, because he blends perfectly into the ground.
Local woman Patty Donaldson, 60, saw the raccoon but didn’t move it. She was afraid she might get hit by oncoming traffic because the body was so close to a curve in the road, reports the Duluth News Tribune.
[Photos] Man Survives 6ft Pole Through His Head
![[Photos] Man Survives 6ft Pole Through His Head](http://twittybook.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/pole.jpg "[Photos] Man Survives 6ft Pole Through His Head")
Usually this kind of injury to the head would leave you six feet under, but this lucky man got away with his life.
A 24-year-old construction worker survived after a 6-foot metal bar fell from above and pierced his head, doctors said Friday.
The bar fell from the fifth floor of a building under construction, went through Leite’s hard hat, entered the back of his skull and exited between his eyes, Essinger said, adding: ‘It really was a miracle’ that Leite survived.
Job-Seeker Turned Down For Being ‘Too Clever’
Don’t flaunt your education too much, it may cost you your job opportunity. Stick to the basics, lots of ‘determination,’ no experience.
Mark Schwalbe, 52, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, claims to have applied for more than 200 jobs and has been rejected for every one because he has too many qualifications.
