Worcester would license bodywork businesses and their workers for the first time under draft rules that the city’s top inspector says target human trafficking at an estimated 25 to 30 illicit spas.
Nicholas Antanavica, commissioner of Inspectional Services, walked the Board of Health through the proposal Monday, Nov. 9. He said the city has roughly 50 to 75 bodywork businesses in all, and staff will rely on those estimates until inspectors complete a citywide count.
“One of the biggest things that we found around body works is that they harbor illicit activity for human trafficking,” Antanavica said…