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http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080212/BREAKINGNEWS/80212042
A crew member working on a Port Canaveral-based cruise ship filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court against Carnival Corp., accusing the Miami-based cruise line company of forced labor, slavery and/or human trafficking of her and other crew members aboard Carnival ships.
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Court documents claim that Harilal traveled from South Africa to take a position as a stateroom stewardess a job that pays about $1,500 every two weeks.
But, after signing a contract indicating that would be her position, the suit alleges, while already aboard the Bahamas-flagged ship, Harilal was told to work in a lower position at pay of about $250 to $300 every two weeks, the suit claims.
A crew member working on a Port Canaveral-based cruise ship filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court against Carnival Corp., accusing the Miami-based cruise line company of forced labor, slavery and/or human trafficking of her and other crew members aboard Carnival ships.
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Court documents claim that Harilal traveled from South Africa to take a position as a stateroom stewardess a job that pays about $1,500 every two weeks.
But, after signing a contract indicating that would be her position, the suit alleges, while already aboard the Bahamas-flagged ship, Harilal was told to work in a lower position at pay of about $250 to $300 every two weeks, the suit claims.