<story><title>The Slave Ship That Ran from Kerala to New Orleans</title><url>https://in.news.yahoo.com/the-slave-ship-that-ran-from-kerala-to-new-orleans-085329807.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>jakewalker</author><text>I have had the great pleasure of helping represent a group of these workers (not the folks who just recently went to trial, but another related case in the Eastern District of Louisiana).  One of the most gratifying experiences I&amp;#x27;ve had as an attorney.  Really glad to see this story getting attention here.&lt;p&gt;If you are interested in the topic, I&amp;#x27;d highly recommend taking a look at some of the SPLC&amp;#x27;s work on the issues surrounding the H2B program generally:  &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.splcenter.org&amp;#x2F;get-informed&amp;#x2F;publications&amp;#x2F;close-to-slavery-guestworker-programs-in-the-united-states&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.splcenter.org&amp;#x2F;get-informed&amp;#x2F;publications&amp;#x2F;close-to-...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>The Slave Ship That Ran from Kerala to New Orleans</title><url>https://in.news.yahoo.com/the-slave-ship-that-ran-from-kerala-to-new-orleans-085329807.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>sremani</author><text>This is disturbing but hardly surprising. US is dotted with slave labor camps from meat-packing towns in mid-west to underground garment factories in Los Angeles. This is where the perpetrators use the immigration law as a tool of their exploitation and enforcement, even if the worker involved or should I say, especially when the worker involved is legally here. On the other hand, the complete absence of Indian Consular services or the myriad of Indian cultural organizations in the story is appalling.</text></comment>