Indian Restaurant Owners Arrested in Human Trafficking Inquiry - DutchNews.nl
Europol said about 70 workers were hired on false premises, and investigators found around €4 million in unpaid labour.
- Dutch police arrested two owners of an Indian restaurant chain in the Netherlands as part of a suspected human trafficking investigation, operating locations in Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague, Hilversum, and Hoofddorp.
- The Dutch government introduced a simplified work permit system for Asian chefs in 2019 to address Labour shortages, but scrapped it three years later after Inspectors found evidence of widespread abuse by employers.
- Inspectors discovered workers hired as chefs were assigned non-specialist tasks like cleaning and waiting tables, working between 60 and 80 hours weekly rather than the permitted 38 hours, while facing underpayment and threats.
- Europol reported that around 70 staff were hired on false premises, generating around €4 million in unpaid Labour, while the investigation expanded to cover similar trafficking allegations across Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.
- Inspectors visited 50 restaurants in 2021 and 2022, finding that 60% of high-risk establishments and 45% of randomly selected ones breached Labour permit regulations, demonstrating the ongoing, widespread nature of violations.
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Indian restaurants 2 owners operating in Amsterdam arrested in human smuggling probe
The Criminal Investigation Department of the Netherlands Labour Authority reported that it arrested two suspects, owners of three international Indian restaurant chains, on suspicion of involvement in human smuggling and labor exploitation. The owners allegedly made 4 million euros from their workers not being paid for overtime. The two operate at least one restaurant in Amsterdam.
The profit that the criminals made at the expense of the exploited people amounts to at least four million euros.
The Investigation Service of the Dutch Labour Inspectorate arrested two owners of a number of Indian restaurants today on suspicion of human trafficking and exploitation. Europol, which was involved in the operation, speaks of more than seventy victims. The owners have eight restaurants that are part of multiple Indian hospitality chains, located in Utrecht, Amsterdam, The Hague, Hoofddorp, and Hilversum, among other places. Serious abuses were…
Two owners of a total of eight restaurants belonging to three international Indian hospitality chains have been arrested by the Labour Inspectorate, the organization reports. They are suspected of exploiting people and human trafficking.
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Two owners of a total of eight restaurants belonging to three international Indian hospitality chains have been arrested by the Labour Inspectorate, the organization reports. They are suspected of exploiting people and human trafficking.
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