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Immigrant Rights, Worker's Rights Teddy Basham-Witherington Immigrant Rights, Worker's Rights Teddy Basham-Witherington

Forced Labor Suit Leads To Detained Worker Bill of Rights

With no real choice, Mr. Hill Barrientos worked in the kitchen in SDC’s so-called “Voluntary Work Program,” cooking meals for up to 2,000 people daily. He regularly worked eight- to nine-hour shifts, and usually received $4 to $5 per day (or 50 cents per hour). Since SDC did not have outside kitchen staff other than a handful of supervisors, officers usually required Barrientos to work seven days a week, even when he was sick. After filing a grievance for being forced to work while sick, he was put in solitary for over a month.

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