[Stop-traffic] News/US: Law suit in Louisiana

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http://headlines.sify.com/2790news1.html?
headline=Indian~workers~slap~slavery~charges~on~US~firms

By Vasantha Arora in Washington

excerpt:

About 220 workers, mostly welders from India, have filed a lawsuit
claiming damages for being kept in virtual slavery in Louisiana after
being
promised jobs and green cards for permanent residency in the US.

The suit was filed in New Orleans. B. Kent Felty, a Tulsa, Oklahoma,
lawyer who is handling a similar federal case there, represents the
workers,
who are seeking damages of at least $75,000 each.

The Catholic Charities of New Orleans brought Felty to take over the
case.