THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - U.S. Attorney Cracks Down on Chinese-Run Forced Factory Labor.
Federal charges have been filed against the owner of a Georgia-based flooring company and two associates for allegedly exploiting Chinese migrants through forced labor and coercion.
Federal charges have been filed against the owner of a Georgia-based flooring company and two associates for allegedly exploiting Chinese migrants through forced labor and coercion. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Federal prosecutors in Georgia have charged Wellmade Industries owner Zhu Chen, his nephew Jiayi Chen, and another Chinese national, Jianjun Lu, with forced labor, conspiracy to commit forced labor, and alien harboring over an alleged scheme involving Chinese migrants at the company’s Cartersville flooring factory. DETAIL: According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, the defendants allegedly recruited workers with promises of employment through B-1 and L-1 visas before forcing them to work…Open