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March 15, 2018

Chinese workers say they were tricked into working illegally at Saipan casino project

  • Four Chinese construction firms will pay $14 million in back wages to 2,400 workers.
  • By SOPHIA YAN
    Associated Press

    Mark Flaherty/The Pacific Daily via AP [enlarge]
    Imperial Pacific Resort and Hotel under construction last fall in Saipan. Foreign workers at Chinese construction firms building the casino are still waiting to be paid.

    HONOLULU — Zhou Qingjiang was toiling in a factory in China's rust belt when he decided to pack his bags for America. A recruiter guaranteed a job that paid $3,000 a month — more than triple the average wage in China — as long as Zhou forked over thousands of dollars for his help. The offer was too good to pass up.


     
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