10/08/2020
SPLC Files Class Action Lawsuit Targeting Arkansas Farm Labor Contractor Exploiting Migrant Workers | Southern Poverty Law C…
One of the workers spoke of his treatment saying, “We were treated like
slaves; that’s what made me feel the worst. I felt pressured by the overall
treatment we were receiving and the amount of work that was
demanded of us.”
The plaintiffs are migrant workers who came to the United States on
temporary H-2A visas. Their lawsuit seeks restitution of unpaid wages,
an award of money damages and a court order requiring the defendants
to comply with federal regulations governing the H-2A program.
For decades, the SPLC has fought for guest worker rights and against the
exploitation of workers employed under the nation’s H-2 guest worker
program, under which U.S. employers recruit more than 200,000 foreign
workers each year to perform temporary labor in farming, forestry,
seafood-processing, landscaping, tourism, construction and other laborintensive industries.
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