Sep
17
Immigrants from New Orleans are claiming they were exploited after Hurricane Katrina, according to evidence given during a tribunal on August 29 to September 2 2007.
The International Tribunal on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita was initiated by the People’s Hurricane Relief Fund to expose any crimes the US government may have carried out regarding the hurricanes.
Two Latino immigrants testified on the labor part of the tribunal and claimed that the construction and cleaning contractors were heavily involved in criminal practices.
Honduran immigrant Dennis says, “The first week I was paid for two days, the second and third weeks only one day, and the fourth week, I was not paid at all. The boss finally told me I would not be paid anything and if I protested, he was going to call the police. I was scared and did not do anything.”