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American Opinion: Migrant health care workers can be ensnared in modern indentured servitude
19 Nov 2024 20:05 GMT
… the workers for $50,000 each, alleging they took the jobs intending … not turned into, in essence, indentured servants.
In a world where goods … corporations from using these workers as cheap labor. At the same time …
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Black Catholic History Month pilgrimage to Southern Maryland traces legacy of faith at St. Peter Claver Parish
21 Nov 2024 02:40 GMT
… Black Marylander. He was an indentured servant of African and Portuguese descent … farmed by enslaved people, indentured servants and other workers. The Jesuits baptized and … Catholic faith to the enslaved workers and their families at those …
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These books have really changed my mind
20 Nov 2024 20:48 GMT
… enslaved people and Native American indentured servants. In doing so, it sheds … race, religion, slavery, and unfree labor in the antebellum period.
In …
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Tigard foster home operators, mother and daughter, accused of keeping immigrants as indentured servants
28 Sep 2024 06:23 GMT
Marie Valmont and Yolandita Andre face federal charges after allegedly using "force and threats" to keep three Haitian immigrants working long hours for little pay.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The mother and daughter operators of a Tigard adult foster care …
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Tigard women accused of forcing 3 people to work as indentured servants
27 Sep 2024 22:58 GMT
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A mother and daughter in Tigard were arraigned in federal court on Friday after being arrested for using force and threats on three people in their care for indentured servitude.
Marie Gertrude Jean Valmont, 66, and Yolandita Marie …
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Springfield temp agency accused of exploitation of migrant workers
01 Oct 2024 14:27 GMT
… working at First Diversity. Workers spoke of paychecks that never … people with jobs. We improve the lives of Haitian migrant workers, which … being exploited for their labor go as far back as …
"They're indentured servants," local Mark Sanders said …
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Foreign-Born Nurses Who Quit Their U.S. Jobs Face A Legal Nightmare
21 Sep 2024 12:57 GMT
… soon feel stuck in their jobs, thanks to what critics call … School of Industrial and Labor Relations
MedPro workers also run the risk … the case had the words “indentured servant” in the headline. As part … nurses to stay in their jobs.”
AAA said it is “ …
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Amazon raises its minimum wage, but St. Louis-area workers say it's not enough
18 Sep 2024 22:54 GMT
… know nothing moves without the workers,” said Ash Judd, an employee … a Wednesday rally of Amazon workers calling for a $25-an … are not the only objection workers have to Amazon’s business … kind of like being an indentured servant. We’ll give you this …
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St. Louis-area Amazon workers say it’s ‘prime time’ for better pay
18 Sep 2024 19:15 GMT
… kind of like being an indentured servant — we’ll give you this … a criteria for discipline.
Some workers shared their experiences and said … hour pay for all Amazon workers.
Christian Gooden, Post-Dispatch
… he’s applied to other jobs, Judd said not many places …
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Ska-punk supergroup Mutiny's fictional universe expands to Korea
17 Nov 2024 18:28 GMT
… stayed on Earth work as indentured servants for the elite that left … group helping to free those indentured servants uses the cover as an … turned on the very same workers who were sent to rescue …