The Global Center on Human Trafficking
DANIEL – UNITED STATES
Daniel had come to the U.S. on an H-2A Visa and began working on a farm with a group of mostly men who also held the same visa. After arriving, Daniel and his coworkers began working extremely long days with limited access to food and water and were paid less than they had been promised. He reported that his employer verbally abused the workers on a daily basis and also disclosed that he had witnessed his employer physically assault a coworker. Daniel explained that they were afraid to leave the farm, because their employer had confiscated their passports upon arrival and refused to give them back even though the workers had asked repeatedly. Furthermore, the nearest town was far away and the workers had no way of getting there. (Source)