275 Workers Rescued From 'Slavery' at Tomato Processing Plant in Jalisco Agence France-Presse
go to original June 12, 2013

Hundreds of workers have been rescued from a tomato packing plant in Mexico. It is believed the 275 workers were being forced to live - and work - in slave-like conditions. Five men from the company have been arrested on a number of charges including human trafficking. Al Jazeera's Adam Raney reports from Mexico City. (AlJazeeraEnglish)

Mexican authorities have rescued at least 275 people who were being held in slave-like conditions at a camp where tomatoes are sorted and packed for export, officials said.

Thirty-nine teenagers were among those being held against their will at the Bioparques de Occidente camp in Toliman, in the western state of Jalisco, regional prosecutor Salvador Gonzalez said late Tuesday.

Five foremen were arrested for “grave violations and crimes, including the illegal privation of liberty and human trafficking,” Gonzalez told AFP.

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