Despite being promised a full-time construction worker position at $29.66 per hour, Van’s pay and hours never matched the agreement. This forced her to borrow from loan sharks in Vietnam to extend the loan, with her family home listed as collateral. I don’t even want to call them because I don’t want them to stress about the money,” Van said. Liu did not provide payslips or details confirming Van’s work hours and rate, nor did he respond to queries about the construction sites she worked on. “All the people who come here just want to work, pay tax, and earn money to bring back to their families,” she said.
