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Monsanto Sued By Migrant Workers Over Labor, Housing Conditions
Huffington Post – A group of migrant farm workers from Texas is suing Monsanto, accusing the agriculture giant of paying them less than the minimum wage, putting them in substandard housing and charging them for rent they were told would be free. The eight workers traveled from Hidalgo County, Texas, to Indiana in the summer of 2010, to spend a few months detasseling, sorting and husking corn, according to the complaint filed by lead plaintiff Jose Cardenas in federal court last week. Read Article
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