Massive Slavery Operation Shows Need for Consequences for Human Rights Violations Greg Asbed - The Huffington Post
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Hundreds of workers were rescued last month from a tomato packing plant in Mexico. It is believed the 275 workers were being forced to live - and work - in slave-like conditions. Al Jazeera's Adam Raney reports from Mexico City. (AlJazeeraEnglish)

Earlier this month, a horrifying story of human rights abuse and exploitation broke when Mexican authorities rescued nearly 300 workers from brutal forced labor conditions on a tomato farm in the state of Jalisco. Here is an excerpt from a report by Agence France Presse describing the conditions that prompted federal authorities to raid the labor camp where workers were allegedly being held against their will:

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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