Indian Workers Win $14 Million in U.S. Trafficking Case
Three parties: a New Orleans lawyer, an Indian-based recruiter and Signal International were found guilty and ordered to pay a collective $14 million to five Indian men who worked for Signal International following Hurricane Katrina. The five workers were among nearly 500 who were forced to live in labor camps while paying $1,050 for the housing. In these residences, 24 men would live in a room no bigger than 1,800-square-feet.
See "Indian Workers Win $14 Million in U.S. Trafficking Case", The New York Times, February 18, 2015