Media Links:
Hawaii Reporter article
"Special Investigation: Laotian Workers Suffer Health and Financial Problems on Oahu Farms"
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December 6, 2011
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Honolulu Star Advertiser article
"Illegal immigrants held on minor infractions"
Click here to open the Honolulu Star Advertiser article.
August 28, 2011
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Hawaii Reporter article
"Thai Workers Suffered Under Global Horizon Management"
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August 26, 2011
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Bangkok Post article
"Desperate, deserted and destitute"
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August 26, 2011
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Hawaii Public Radio interview - The Conversation
"The government’s case collapsed: what’s next for some of the Aloun Farm workers."
Click here to go to the HPR web page where you can listen to the interview. (Start listening at 41:25)
August 8, 2011 [regarding the recent federal human trafficking case dismissal]
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Hawaii News Now broadcast
"Thai Workers Speak Out About Aloun Farms Case Dismissal"
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August 5, 2011
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Hawaii Public Radio interview - Town Square
Click here to go to the HPR web page where you can download or listen to the interview.
July 28, 2011 [regarding the recent federal human trafficking trial]
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Reuters article
"Forced labor trial begins for two Hawaii farmers "
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July 27, 2011
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KITV news broadcast
"More Potential Worker Abuse In Honolulu"
Click here to see the KITV News coverage.
July 26, 2011
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KITV news broadcast
"Human Trafficking Defendant Speaks Out,
Mordechai Orian Says Government Turned Against Him"
Click here to see the KITV News coverage.
June 16, 2011
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New York Times editorial:
“In an Ugly Human-Trafficking Case, Hawaii Forgets Itself”
Click here to open the New York Times editorial.
September 21, 2010
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ABC Radio Australia interview - Pacific Beat
"Hawaii migrant workers caught in human trafficking ring"
Click here to go to the Radio Australia web page where you can listen to the interview and see a partial transcript.
September 8, 2010
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Hawaii News Now broadcast
"Human trafficking suspect surrenders"
Click here to see a summary of the Hawaii News Now coverage.
September 3, 2010
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6 charged in human trafficking scheme involving Thai workers
Click here to open the CNN article.
September 3, 2010 [Global Horizons]
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Farm owners plead guilty to forced labor charges
Click here to open (former) Star Bulletin, (now Star Advertiser) article.
January 14, 2010 [Aloun Farms]
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Two prominent Hawaii farmers face up to five years in prison
Click here to see the KITV News coverage.
January 13, 2010 [Aloun Farms]
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Aloun Farms owners plead guilty to forced labor
Click here to open (former) Honolulu Advertiser, (now Star Advertiser) article.
January 13, 2010 [Aloun Farms]