A trial involving one of the biggest human trafficking cases in US history kicked off in a New Orleans federal court this week.
Workers allege that Signal International, a US Gulf Coast shipbuilding company, recruited them from India with false promises and then forced them to live in fenced-in labor camps and work for little to no pay.
This case stands out because labor traffickers are rarely prosecuted, despite the millions of workers that are victimized.
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