{"id":1880,"date":"2015-03-13T20:09:20","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T20:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freedomnetworkusa.org\/?p=1880"},"modified":"2020-04-29T14:56:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T14:56:12","slug":"federal-jury-awards-14-million-to-indian-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freedomnetworkusa.org\/2015\/03\/13\/federal-jury-awards-14-million-to-indian-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Jury Awards $14 Million to Indian Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Freedom Network partner Southern Poverty Law Center was part of a successful case that awarded $14 million in punitive and compensatory damages to Indian workers of a Gulf Coast marine services company. \u00a0These workers were found to be lured by an immigration lawyer and an Indian labor recruiter to work in a Mississippi shipyard with false hopes of attaining U.S. residency.<\/p>\n

The men were hired in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and paid high fees to obtain the jobs initially. \u00a0Upon arrival, the company, Signal, forced each person to pay $1050 per month to live in a cramped, isolated labor camp. \u00a0None of the non-indian workers for the company were required to live in these conditions.<\/p>\n

This incident is a step forward in guest workers’ rights, and shows that this type of treatment will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted with success.<\/p>\n

For more information on this case, follow this link to SPLC’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

*The SPLC\u2019s co-counsel in this case are Crowell & Moring, LLP, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Sahn Ward Coschignano & Baker, and the Louisiana Justice Institute.<\/p>\n

To get involved in the flight against human trafficking, please join Freedom Network USA at their 13th annual conference in Washington D.C. on April 21 and 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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