FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 25, 2020 Contact: Marí Perales Sánchez (mariap@cdmigrante.org) Four Star Greenhouse sought to evade responsibility for thousands in wages owed to its workers, benefited from labor trafficking, and allowed workers who complained to be deported by Immigration Authorities. YPSILANTI, MI – Today, six workers from Mexico, who traveled to the U.S. on…
Eduardo y Gerardo, dos trabajadores de México, fueron reclutados para trabajar como trabajadores agrícolas en los Estados Unidos con visas H-2A. Después de pasar semanas sin recibir pago por su trabajo, Eduardo y Gerardo alzaron su voz. En respuesta, el subcontratista de Four Star Greenhouse, un invernadero, los atrajo a ellos y otros seis trabajadores…
Eduardo and Gerardo, two workers from Mexico, had been recruited to work as farmworkers in the United States on H-2A visas. After going weeks without getting paid, Eduardo and Gerardo spoke up. Their employer’s recruitment agent lured them to the local Walmart for a “shopping trip” under the guise of a “housing inspection.” Immigration authorities…