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What happened
Eight Haitian migrant workers were subjected to forced labor in Puerto Natales after being transported there from Santiago. Their employer retained their passports, required them to work from Monday through Sunday, and housed them in a plastic shelter without basic services including electricity, heating, sewerage, telephone or internet. Accused: Chilean agricultural and construction employers.
Response and intervention
Chilean PDI anti-trafficking brigade. Employers prosecuted under 2011 anti-trafficking law. Servicio Jesuita a Migrantes Chile.