Migrant Teachers in Louisiana file Lawsuit
Teachers from the Philippines working in the US have filed a lwsuit against the agency which recruited them
The teachers have already won a court case against the firm that recruited them – Universal Placement International (see post of April 21st). The firm had demanded 10% of their first year’s salary and 20% of the subsequent year’s and refused to return their visas if they did not pay up. Now the teachers – through their organisation the Filipino Educators Federation (FEF) and with the help of the US teachers’ union the AFT – have filed a lawsuit against the firm and its Philippine partner for human trafficking, racketeering and extortion.
You can read more about the case at the following link: http://pinoyteachershub.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html
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August 09 2010 06:50 am | General
