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- 11-8-1995
Thai Workers May Be Released Soon
Sweatshop: Labor and community groups pledge bond for 40 of the immigrants. They have agreed to serve as witnesses against the business’ operators August 11, 1995|PAUL FELDMAN and PATRICK J. McDONNELL | TIMES STAFF WRITERS Many of the 72 undocumented Thai immigrants who worked for years in alleged slave-like conditions at an El Monte sweatshop Continue Reading
- 10-8-1995
INS Accused of Blocking Probe of Sweatshops
Labor: Agent says superiors canceled 1991 inquiry into shops that may have used forced help. INS says investigation by another agency found no wrongdoing. The federal special agent who is now assisting in the prosecution of the operators of an El Monte sweatshop contends in papers filed with the government that in 1991 his supervisors Continue Reading
- 3-8-1995
Workers Held in Near-Slavery, Officials Say
August 03, 1995|GEORGE WHITE | TIMES STAFF WRITER State and federal agents raided a garment factory in El Monte early Wednesday that allegedly held dozens of Thai immigrants in virtual slavery behind barbed wire for years, forcing them to labor in servitude to supposedly pay off creditors. The pre-dawn raid by a multi-agency team headed Continue Reading
- 19-6-1994
Thai Group Strives for Greater Cohesion
June 19, 1994|JAKE DOHERTY Thai Americans have found a niche in the city’s restaurant business, but a new organization seeks to nourish the Thai community by other means and expand awareness beyond that of culinary fascination. The Thai Community Development Center seeks to highlight the needs of Thai immigrants and channel more resources to the Continue Reading