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Let’s see abusers’ names

Sun., Sept. 12, 2010

Your Sept. 3 article “6 indicted for luring 400 into forced labor in U.S.” stated that many laborers were initially taken to farms in Washington where work conditions were the worst.

I have been wondering if any legal action has been taken against these Washington farms. Perhaps making public the names and locations of these farms and their owners and the work conditions under which they force immigrants to work could lead to some improvements before these Washington farms participate in the next batch of forced laborers.

Bill Wallace

Spokane

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