Cenk Uygur
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Farm Workers Kept In Subhuman Conditions
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May 18, 2017
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7:56Now PlayingA farm in Arizona forces their workers to live in squalor. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, the hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“PHOENIX
The federal government says an Arizona farm has kept temporary Mexican workers in squalid conditions and paid some of them only a fraction of what they are owed.
The Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against G Farms in El Mirage, located just northwest of Phoenix, last week. A judge was scheduled to hear arguments on Tuesday.
The department says that G Farms housed about 70 workers here on a visa in a dangerous and unsanitary encampment composed of school buses, semitrailers, a cargo container and an open-air shed.
An attorney for G farms said the allegations were overblown and inaccurate and that the farm has already placed workers in a hotel and apartments. Attorney Rick Mahrle said he wouldn't be arguing against a government request for a temporary restraining order and that the farm would comply with all regulations.
"There's been no intention here of ever violating any regulations or doing anything that harms these people who come and harvest the crops here in Arizona," Mahrle said.
According to court documents, the farm crammed 10 workers into each school bus to sleep in. The rear exits of the buses were blocked by a mobile air conditioner, creating a safety risk. The documents state the air conditioner only blew hot air.”
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