ch102
02-22 08:43 AM
Over 500 Indian guest workers sue US company for human trafficking - The Times of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/news/Over-500-Indian-guest-workers-sue-US-company-for-human-trafficking/articleshow/7548222.cms)
HOUSTON: Lawyers for a group of Indian guest workers, trafficked to the US from India to work in shipyards after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, have sued an American company, Signal International, along with its co-conspirators and other entities for human trafficking and racketeering.
If class status is granted, the lawsuit could be the largest human trafficking case in US history, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has said in a statement.
Workers were allegedly lured here with dishonest assurances of becoming lawful permanent US residents, the statement said.
The ACLU joined a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of over 500 guest workers from India charging that the workers were trafficked into the US through the federal government's H-2B guest worker programme with dishonest assurances of becoming lawful permanent US residents and subjected to squalid living conditions, fraudulent payment practises, and threats of serious harm upon their arrival.
The complaint alleges that recruiting agents hired by the marine industry company Signal International held the guest workers' passports and visas, coerced them into paying extraordinary fees for recruitment, immigration processing and travel, and threatened the workers with serious legal and physical harm if they did not work under the Signal-restricted guest worker visa.
The complaint also alleges that once in the US, the men were required to live in Signal's guarded, over crowded labour camps, subjected to psychological abuse and defrauded out of adequate payment for their work.
The ACLU charges that the federal government has fallen short of its responsibility to protect the rights of guest workers in this country.
According to the lawsuit, the treatment of the workers violates the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (TVPA) and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations Act (RICO).
In addition to the federal court litigation, in partnership with the ACLU, the workers have testified before the UN special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, the UN special rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and senior staff at the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Signal, a marine and fabrication company with shipyards in Mississippi, Texas and Alabama, is a subcontractor for several major multinational companies.
HOUSTON: Lawyers for a group of Indian guest workers, trafficked to the US from India to work in shipyards after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, have sued an American company, Signal International, along with its co-conspirators and other entities for human trafficking and racketeering.
If class status is granted, the lawsuit could be the largest human trafficking case in US history, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has said in a statement.
Workers were allegedly lured here with dishonest assurances of becoming lawful permanent US residents, the statement said.
The ACLU joined a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of over 500 guest workers from India charging that the workers were trafficked into the US through the federal government's H-2B guest worker programme with dishonest assurances of becoming lawful permanent US residents and subjected to squalid living conditions, fraudulent payment practises, and threats of serious harm upon their arrival.
The complaint alleges that recruiting agents hired by the marine industry company Signal International held the guest workers' passports and visas, coerced them into paying extraordinary fees for recruitment, immigration processing and travel, and threatened the workers with serious legal and physical harm if they did not work under the Signal-restricted guest worker visa.
The complaint also alleges that once in the US, the men were required to live in Signal's guarded, over crowded labour camps, subjected to psychological abuse and defrauded out of adequate payment for their work.
The ACLU charges that the federal government has fallen short of its responsibility to protect the rights of guest workers in this country.
According to the lawsuit, the treatment of the workers violates the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (TVPA) and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations Act (RICO).
In addition to the federal court litigation, in partnership with the ACLU, the workers have testified before the UN special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, the UN special rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and senior staff at the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Signal, a marine and fabrication company with shipyards in Mississippi, Texas and Alabama, is a subcontractor for several major multinational companies.
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GC_SUCK
08-07 04:08 PM
I called after about 3 weeks just to check status.
My PD is April-2002 and I really need to go back home in December but I don't want to use AP for that, so I am hoping I will hear something by the end of this year.
My PD is April-2002 and I really need to go back home in December but I don't want to use AP for that, so I am hoping I will hear something by the end of this year.
maverick80
02-11 06:40 AM
I was talking to an attorney over the phone today and she said that PERM can be filed followed by 140 even if I am outside the country (working for an overseas department of the company) and I can come back on L1 / H1B, because GC is for future employment.
We were discuussing this because I was concerned that I may not be able to file H1 extension if the PERM is not filed 365 days before H1 extension.
This would be totally awesome coz I would love to work in some other country for a while.
Is this really true? (seems too good to be considering that everything else seems stacked up against us). Oh, if it matters to the discussion: I'm in EB2/India/retrogressed ad infinitum.
We were discuussing this because I was concerned that I may not be able to file H1 extension if the PERM is not filed 365 days before H1 extension.
This would be totally awesome coz I would love to work in some other country for a while.
Is this really true? (seems too good to be considering that everything else seems stacked up against us). Oh, if it matters to the discussion: I'm in EB2/India/retrogressed ad infinitum.
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cableman
06-12 03:37 PM
Hi all, could U pls. refer a good immigration lawyer in the tristate (NY/NJ/CT) area. Thank u.
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My old company used Fragomen' NJ office. I found them very professional.
Iselin, New Jersey
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USA
Telephone: +1 732 906 1230
Facsimile: +1 732 906 9190
Email: Iselininfo@fragomen.com
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surabhi
06-20 03:29 PM
Can someone share a sample or a template for the affidavits from former colleagues / managers, in cases where employer experience letter in specified format is not obtainable?
Thanks in advance!
Here it is. I used this format for my I-140. Got approved without RFE. It was on plain white paper without any letter head or such.
Date:
To Whomsoever It May Concern
This letter is to certify that Mr.XXXXXX worked as a < Job title> from < date> to <Data> at <Company Name> Located at < Address >
I worked as Programmer Analyst at <Name of the Company> , <Address > from (Start date of Employment- Month/Year) to (Last date of employment, Month/Year). As a co-worker of Mr. XXXXX, I have knowledge regarding XXXXX's job duties, dates of employment and hours of work.
YYYY Company is in the business of providing software consulting services.
XXXXXX's duties included design, develop and administer Oracle databases, perform backup and recovery procedures. Design, develop and test custom applications using Oracle Pl/SQL
Mr. XXXXXX worked for 40 Hours per week.
Please feel free to contact us if you require any further information.
Sincerely,
<Signature>
Thanks in advance!
Here it is. I used this format for my I-140. Got approved without RFE. It was on plain white paper without any letter head or such.
Date:
To Whomsoever It May Concern
This letter is to certify that Mr.XXXXXX worked as a < Job title> from < date> to <Data> at <Company Name> Located at < Address >
I worked as Programmer Analyst at <Name of the Company> , <Address > from (Start date of Employment- Month/Year) to (Last date of employment, Month/Year). As a co-worker of Mr. XXXXX, I have knowledge regarding XXXXX's job duties, dates of employment and hours of work.
YYYY Company is in the business of providing software consulting services.
XXXXXX's duties included design, develop and administer Oracle databases, perform backup and recovery procedures. Design, develop and test custom applications using Oracle Pl/SQL
Mr. XXXXXX worked for 40 Hours per week.
Please feel free to contact us if you require any further information.
Sincerely,
<Signature>
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