Indian guestworkers organizing with the New Orleans Workers Center for Racial Justice began a hunger strike in Washington D.C. today, standing up to their abusive employer and challenging unjust immigration policies in this country. For the last 18 months, these workers have been organizing against the crime of labor trafficking. They have faced captivity, deportation, and surveillance by ICE. They are demanding that Congress carry out a real investigation of guest worker abuses in the Gulf Coast, including Signal International – and that Congress intervene with the Department of Justice and the DHS to grant “continued presence” to these workers so they have legal protection. They are asking for allies around the country to carry out support actions this week. Check the documents section of this website for resources to do support actions.
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