Humana People to People Bulgaria.
Used clothes trade and second hand shops.
Clothes sorting centre at Varna
Humana People-to-People has been in Bulgaria since 2003. Informants suggest it is run through a Bulgarian-Italian enterprise known as One World Clothes Trade Bulgaria with a link to Humana Italy. At one stage it opened a supposed ‘Global Development Centre’ in Varna. There have been at least two ‘Humana‘ or ‘UFF‘ used clothes shops in Bulgaria. We received complaints that UFF ‘did not pay tax or wages properly’.
‘TRAINING CENTRE’ IN PRISELTCI, VARNA
Humana Bulgaria opened a ‘Global Development Training Centre’ at Priseltci, but it was not successful and closed after a short time. A clothes shop at Priseltci also failed. The two Humana Teachers who ran these enterprises, Yesper and Rosa, have returned to Norway. The building is now used as accommodation for the clothing company.
CLOTHES TRADING COMPANIES
ONE WORLD CLOTHES TRADE BULGARIA
Since 2003. This is a Teachers Group commercial company. According to informants, the main shareholder is an Italian-resident Teachers Group member, Karina Bolin, who also runs Humana Italy. Our informants say the best, ‘A’ quality clothes are sold for a good price in Georgia and in Russia. Many of the other clothes are sold in Africa – especially Benin and Angola – officially as ‘humanitarian aid’, but for good profits.
Who runs One World Clothes Trade Bulgaria?
Per Jacob Albinus – Danish member of the Teachers Group. Albinus was involved with Humana France during the 1990s, in the years before its identification as a cult and its closure by French authorities for non-payment of taxes. Most recently in charge of Humana clothes collection in Portugal.
Karin Wallin – Swedish, formerly with Humana Greece (now closed)
TRADE LINK or HOLLAND HOUSE (pre 2003)
This appears to have been a commercial company linked to the Dutch Teachers Group company EC Trading, which went bust in 2000. It was run from Sofia by Janice Bostic, now a key player in the Teachers Group in the USA. See Hot Money: Laundering Used Clothes in Europe 1990-2000.
YOUR COMMENTS
‘Investigator’ writes: “One World Clothes Trade Bulgaria is operating since 2003. The main idea of this company is not far from the others of Humana: generating of money for their private needs, maximum staff exploitation and no chance for professional career for the executive management members or the others. It’s a perfect money washing machine.”
LINKS
http://investigation-humanapeopletopeople.blogspot.com/
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Updated: 1st May 2010
