Mumbai: The Indian government has launched an investigation of Mississippi-based marine fabrication company Signal International following allegations of mistreatment by over 100 Indian workers, reports the Hindu. "We are pursuing the matter seriously," a senior official of the Indian Embassy told PTI. "Our Mission (Consulate) in Houston, Texas is following this," the official added.
The workers, the majority of whom were welders and pipe-fitters, have quit their jobs as part of their protest against the shipyard for what they claim were providing substandard housing and visa arrangements.
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According to news reports, the workers have reported their situation to the US Department of Justice and demanded that the company be tried on human trafficking charges. [11/03/08]
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