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“A woman in Detroit named Nicole Perez was shocked to find a note that read ‘help me’ came to be hidden inside her daughter’s underwear,” reports James Gordon for DailyMail.com.
Perez had bought some Disney-themed children’s clothes for her daughter. The note, which was written on what seemed to be a tiny piece of cardboard, read: “Help me! Plz.” On its other side there was a name, number, and location: “May Ann 09062746330 From: Philippines.”
Perez tried calling the number but reportedly got no answer.
The report noted: “The note is now being investigated by the New York-based company Handcraft Manufacturing, which distributes the clothing and whose products area made in the Philippines.”
The distressed Perez had initially only emailed the company, but all they did was offer to exchange the Tinkerbell-print underwear she had bought for her little girl.
Perez was quoted as saying: “You’re wondering if this is forced labor, if they’re just working long hours, they’re putting these underwear together and clearly someone is reaching out for help and so you think about your own kids and you hope that this isn’t the case.”
Irwin Mizrahi, president of Handcraft Manufacturing, said that “the company will investigate where the note came from and whether the allegations of abuse are legitimate.”
Photo: ABC 7 via DailyMail.com
