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Two Peruvian maids will receive US $125,000 as legal compensation

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Isabel Guerra

Two Peruvian women that immigrated to the US to work as maids, and who were forced to sleep in a closet and to work 19 hours a day, will receive US $125,000 dollars as a legal compensation on damage and unpaid salaries.

The two women, Alejandra Ramos and María Maco, were hired by Javier Hoyle and Patricia Perales (Key Biscayne's residents) who reportedly retained their maid's passports and threatened with deporting them if they filed any complaint.

In addition, the Hoyles would allegedly have lied on purpose, accusing the maids of mistreating the couple's child.

Hoyle (currently an IBM's top executive) and his wife are now studying their legal options, according to their attorney James Binhak.

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# alfredo says :
11 August, 2009 [ 12:51 ]

What the note don't tell is that the Hoyles are peruvians also. Javier Hoyle is Regional Manager of IBM del Perú.
The practice of retaining passports and deportation threats are quite common. Now the peruvian upper class will have to think twice before they continue to treat their "cholas" as they do it in Perú when they carry them to work in USA. Now they know best.

# Terri says :
11 August, 2009 [ 13:20 ]

In the USA, women are coached by many woman only government and not-for-profit organizations to criminalize men. 

In the USA abuse is broadly defined to include just about anything and proof is not required.  The woman is always a victim of a man, and the man always is guilty with only an accusation.

# GARY says :
11 August, 2009 [ 13:40 ]

THANKS ALFREDO, YOUR COMMENT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.

LET ME ASK YOUR INTERPRETATION OF SOMETHING,
WHAT DOES "CHOLA DE LAS CHOLAS" MEAN?

NONE OF MY FRIENDS COULD CLEAR THIS UP FOR ME, THANX.

# Jamie says :
11 August, 2009 [ 14:00 ]

The USA hates men.  In my home town a man was jailed for 6 months for yawning.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/weird/Yawn-in-Court-Earns-Prison-Time-52880012.html

# Alfredo says :
11 August, 2009 [ 15:11 ]

Gary, this is the interpretation:
It's common to hear this complaint among upper class ladies: "Ay, hija, ahora uno tiene que ser chola de las cholas, te imaginas?..."(Nowadays we have to be chola de las cholas").
They are referring to the fact that now the maids a.k.a. "empleadas" are requesting several benefits and rights that they before didn't. The employer must provide decent and sanitary lodging, respect the eight hours, good food, meal breaks, minimum wage, overtime, etc., etc.,etc. In a word, to their horror, the previous almighty masters must be sure that their maids are happy and comfortable.
I hope you'll find this information useful.

# mericorps says :
11 August, 2009 [ 17:16 ]

terri/jamie (who are clearly the same person)

You look stupid.

# GARY says :
11 August, 2009 [ 19:05 ]

THANX ALFREDO AGAIN,

LET ME PUT THIS IN BETTER CONTEXT.
I MET A GIRL IN PERU, WE STARTED DATING, AND I THINK SHE WAS SAYING "CHOLA DE LAS CHOLAS" ABOUT HERSELF BECAUSE SHE WAS WITH ME.
I DONT KNOW IF THAT IS GOOD, BAD OR JUST SILLINESS.

THANKS , GARY

# Pat says :
11 August, 2009 [ 22:48 ]

After I read these posts I came to cnn.com.  The top story is of a childless man jailed for 13 months for not paying child support.

The Feminist States of America.

# semper fi says :
12 August, 2009 [ 17:31 ]

The USA is a nation of laws, and unfortunately there is no borders for mistreatment of employees.

Life can be beautiful, but it is still life, and it can be rough.

Explotation is wide spread, even in Peru.

# Gringito says :
12 August, 2009 [ 18:22 ]

Unfortunately, this example is only the tip of the iceberg.
Such type of exploitation is widely spread.

As far as I can see, the defendant still has the opportunity to lodge an appeal. And the case will be pending, making it unlikely that the compensation will be paid to the maids already at the current stage.
Hence, what will Mr. Clean „Hoyle (an IBM's top executive)“ do?
And what can 2 maids do?

Sadly, money wins the game, in particular in the U.S.A.
And „Otorongo no come Otorongo“, as it is said in Peru.

Nonetheless, good luck, „cholitas“! I keep my fingers crossed for you.

Gringito

# Karlos says :
12 August, 2009 [ 23:25 ]

Hi, somebody known who was the nannies's attorney?? I need their service. Thanks.

# CME says :
15 August, 2009 [ 20:37 ]

I'm sure there are many other cases like the ones mentioned but unfortunately they used the wrong people to use as examples.  Passports are held by the employer because the US visa issued stipulates that that the nannies cannot travel without the employer, nor can the work for another employer.  One nanny was hired to replace the other who ran away and found employment elsewhere as an illegal immigrant.  At that point the first nanny and the attorney have been working on building a case based on a lot of false and fabricated information.  It would have been nice to set a precedence using a real example but it isn't the case.  These nannies really had it made in Key Biscayne and out of greed did this.  But you know what they say....KARMA is a bitch.

# Carlos Benavides says :
18 August, 2009 [ 06:47 ]

Peru should mistreat american workers with the same CONTEMPT.

# semper fi says :
19 August, 2009 [ 22:07 ]

Carlos is bitter.

Fortunately no one country has the franchise on mistreatment of foreign workers. In any country where there are expat's working, there you will find someone being abused, certainly not all of them, but some.

The evil is in individuals. Carlos has never did anything wrong?

What happened was not right, but it happens.

# mericorps says :
20 August, 2009 [ 08:03 ]

Carlos has fallen to the lowest common denominator.

He says something is horrible and unacceptable and monsterous..

Then he says he wants to do what they did.

A civilized person would want to rise above, there is nothing that seperates Carlos from the monsters.

# Joan says :
24 August, 2009 [ 09:00 ]

The women's attorneys were with the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center in Miami and Rotbart & Associates in Boca Raton.

# Carlos Benavides says :
27 August, 2009 [ 04:04 ]

Justice has been served.

# Carlos Benavides says :
27 August, 2009 [ 18:26 ]

Well thank god for EL ALBA. No more exploitation of maids or Workers from South America. At last South American Workers have some rights both in South America & abroad.
And now the wheels have turned the imperialists dont like it HAHAHA.
Its paybacktime against us exploitation of South American Workers CHOKE ON IT.

# semper fi says :
28 August, 2009 [ 13:51 ]

Carlos would like some attention folks.

His life has been sheltered and he wants someone to notice him.

He is not the idiot he wants to appear, but, he has way to much time on his little hands.

Take a few deep breathes and relax, it is good for the spirit.

# bonita says :
28 August, 2009 [ 21:24 ]

Pat is right, except instead of The Feminist States of America, I'd call them the the Feminazi States of America. 

# Carlos Benavides says :
29 August, 2009 [ 03:11 ]

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

# El Cid says :
29 August, 2009 [ 13:26 ]

For those of you who automatically assume that Javier Hoyle is a North American, you are wrong.  He is from South America working in the US.  I know the guy and I am sickened by what he has done.  I am surprised he is still employed by IBM. 

# El Cid says :
29 August, 2009 [ 13:27 ]

For those of you who automatically assume that Javier Hoyle is a North American, you are wrong.  He is from South America working in the US.  I know the guy and I am sickened by what he has done.  I am surprised he is still employed by IBM. 

# Razetto says :
30 August, 2009 [ 21:44 ]

This time the IBM Region Manager Javier Hoyle will be punished for his fault against his "paisanas" ....what a pitty  for La Molina Company.
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And what a pitty for IBM Peru and even IBM Corporation who is cleaning his employee roster via lay off ....so more lay off is needed in IBM !
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This was not the legacy that Eddie Razetto left.

# Marcod says :
31 August, 2009 [ 14:22 ]

El Cid, I witnessed the case first hand and I can tell you that I was in favor of the nannies 100%. What I can also say is that Javier Hoyle is being portrayed very negatively in the media. As much as I don't agree in the small living space the nannies were given to sleep, and the lack of respect they were given, I think that Javier Hoyle and Patricia Perales' biggest fault was that they were cheap. Had they paid these ladies on time and for the hours worked then this lawsuit would have never happened. Hispanic people who have servants in their countries are accustomed to the live-in nannies being "on call" 24/7, I'm glad that Onelia Maco-Castro realized that she had rights in the U.S. and that she was being over-worked. I don't believe that Hoyle is a bad guy, just a cheap one. His wife on the other hand needs a lesson in how to treat household employees. She was the one in charge while Hoyle was at work. He is definitely not the only one to blame. I hope the nannies receive the full $125,000 because they earned it.

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