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Foreign Workers Sue US Oil Firm for Exploitation, Fraud

HeadlineMar 19, 2008

Back in the United States, a group of Indian workers have filed suit against a US oil construction firm for abusive working conditions in the Gulf Coast. The lawsuit accuses Signal International of defrauding and exploiting over 500 Indian nationals who worked in Mississippi and Texas under federal guest worker programs.

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