JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Two agriculture businesses in the Mississippi Delta and some Black farm workers have settled the workers' lawsuits over claims the farms hired white laborers from South Africa and paid them more than the local Black employees for the same type of work.
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A South African agricultural worker who sued the federal government and his northeast Arkansas employer for unlawful detainment has agreed to a settlement in the amount of $135,000, according to a news release issued by Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, which represented the worker.