Chinese Immigrant Workers Trapped in Forced Marijuana Labor on Navajo Nation: Lawsuit Exposes Abusive Practices
2023-09-28 00:13:28 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Chinese immigrant workers allege they were lured to northern New Mexico under false pretenses and forced to work 14 hours a day trimming marijuana on the Navajo Nation where cultivating the plant is illegal, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in state court. Job advertisements for the operation in Shiprock … Read more