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Lawsuit Against NJ BAPS Temple Alleges Workers Paid $1.20 Per Hour; BAPS CEO 'Disagrees' with Wage Claim | Global Indian

FBI agents were at a large Hindu temple in New Jersey May 11 as a new lawsuit claimed it was built by workers from marginalized communities in India who were lured to the U.S. and forced to work long hours for just a few dollars per day.
The lawsuit accuses the leaders of the Hindu organization known as Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, or BAPS, of human trafficking and wage law violations.
An FBI spokesperson confirmed that agents were at the temple on âcourt-authorized law enforcement activity,â but wouldnât elaborate. One of the attorneys who filed the suit said some workers had been removed from the site May 11. ....

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Workers who built US temple file allege labour lured from India forced to work for Rs 88 per hour for years

UPDATED: May 12, 2021 08:12 IST
The entrance to the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is seen in Robbinsville Township, N.J., May 11. (Photo:AP)
FBI agents were at a large Hindu temple in New Jersey on Tuesday as a new lawsuit claimed it was built by workers from marginalized communities in India who were lured to the US and forced to work long hours for just a few dollars per day.
The lawsuit accuses the leaders of the Hindu organization known as Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, or BAPS, of human trafficking and wage law violations.
An FBI spokesperson confirmed that agents were at the temple on “court-authorised law enforcement activity,” but wouldn’t elaborate. One of the attorneys who filed the suit said some workers had been removed from the site Tuesday. ....

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Indian workers who built Hindu temple in New Jersey file lawsuit, allege abuse

Indian workers who built Hindu temple in New Jersey file lawsuit, allege abuse
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FBI agents were at a large Hindu temple in New Jersey on Tuesday as a new lawsuit claimed it was built by workers from marginalized communities in India who were lured to the US and forced to work long hours for just a few dollars per day.
The lawsuit accuses the leaders of the Hindu organization known as Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, or BAPS, of human trafficking and wage law violations.
An FBI spokesperson confirmed that agents were at the temple on court-authorised law enforcement activity, but wouldn t elaborate. One of the attorneys who filed the suit said some workers had been removed from the site Tuesday. ....

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Suit: Workers lured from India paid $1.20 per hour for years : The Asahi Shimbun

People stand near the entrance to the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Robbinsville Township, N.J., on May 11. (AP Photo)
FBI agents were at a large Hindu temple in New Jersey on Tuesday as a new lawsuit claimed it was built by workers from marginalized communities in India who were lured to the U.S. and forced to work long hours for just a few dollars per day.
The lawsuit accuses the leaders of the Hindu organization known as Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, or BAPS, of human trafficking and wage law violations.
An FBI spokesperson confirmed that agents were at the temple on “court-authorized law enforcement activity,” but wouldn’t elaborate. One of the attorneys who filed the suit said some workers had been removed from the site Tuesday. ....

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N.J. temple lured workers from India, paid them $1.20/hour: lawsuit

N.J. temple lured workers from India, paid them $1.20/hour: lawsuit
Updated May 12, 2021;
Posted May 12, 2021
The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Robbinsville, NJ.
(Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media, file)(Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media)
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By DAVID PORTER and MALLIKA SEN, The Associated Press
FBI agents were at a large Hindu temple in New Jersey on Tuesday as a new lawsuit claimed it was built by workers from marginalized communities in India who were lured to the U.S. and forced to work long hours for just a few dollars per day.
The lawsuit accuses the leaders of the Hindu organization known as Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, or BAPS, of human trafficking and wage law violations. ....

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