Hindu Sect Is Accused of Using Forced (Dalit) Labor to Build N.J. Temple

By artappraiser on Tue, 05/11/2021 - 7:09pm |

Federal agents descended on a temple in New Jersey, built by a prominent Hindu sect with close ties to India's ruling party, after Dalit workers said they had been lured there from India, confined to the temple grounds and forced to work for $1 an hour. https://t.co/MmX0NvRtfU
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The sect, known as BAPS, became the largest Hindu sect in the U.S. under a spiritual head who mentored Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. It pledged about $290,000 to his election promise to build a temple in Ayodhya at the site of a destroyed mosque. https://t.co/Rfjxnhudd7
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 11, 2021

UPDATE: Federal agents are now removing dozens of workers from India from a massive Hindu temple in New Jersey. Lawyers for some temple workers say this is one of the largest instances of forced labor on U.S. soil in decades. https://t.co/PpzwG6anAM
— Annie Correal (@anniecorreal) May 11, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 05/11/2021 - 7:12pm

Hindu Sect Is Accused of Using Forced (Dalit) Labor to Build N.J. Temple

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