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| Indian men in US 'slave' protest | Indian men in US 'slave' protest |
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| More than 100 Indians who moved to the US for jobs have marched hundreds of miles to Washington DC in protest at being forced to work "like slaves". | |
| The men plan to take their protest to the Indian ambassador. | The men plan to take their protest to the Indian ambassador. |
| The men say recruiters tricked them into paying up to $20,000 each for a new life in the US, where they then had to work in exploitative conditions. | The men say recruiters tricked them into paying up to $20,000 each for a new life in the US, where they then had to work in exploitative conditions. |
| The Mississippi firm that employed them, Signal International, has denied they were mistreated. | The Mississippi firm that employed them, Signal International, has denied they were mistreated. |
| It says the men were paid wages above the local average and given good accommodation. | It says the men were paid wages above the local average and given good accommodation. |
| It accuses the recruitment firm of deceiving the Indians and has now ended its contract. | It accuses the recruitment firm of deceiving the Indians and has now ended its contract. |
| It is also demanding the recruiters return the fees the men paid them. | It is also demanding the recruiters return the fees the men paid them. |
| In 2006, some 500 men from across India each paid recruiters up to $20,000 for what they were told would be a new life. | In 2006, some 500 men from across India each paid recruiters up to $20,000 for what they were told would be a new life. |
| They were given temporary visas and jobs at a marine construction company in Mississippi. | They were given temporary visas and jobs at a marine construction company in Mississippi. |
| But the men say they were then forced to live in primitive conditions. | But the men say they were then forced to live in primitive conditions. |
| They are describing their protest as a Satyagraha, a word used by Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi to describe a non-violent battle against injustice. | They are describing their protest as a Satyagraha, a word used by Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi to describe a non-violent battle against injustice. |