U.S. Open Immigrant Workers Say Their Wages Were Stolen

The glamor of the U.S. Open tennis tournamentt does not extend to the workers who keep it running, writes Amir Khafagy for Documented.

Over $4,500 is owed to workers, including 71-year-old Maria and her sister Luz, who prepared food for fans at the 2021 U.S. Open.

Both women spent over eight hours a day washing, peeling, and cutting fruits and vegetables. They were unpaid and abruptly laid off because the company said it had ‘over-hired.’

The U.S. Open’s subcontractor in this case, appears to have a long track record of wage theft. Read now on Documented. 

KJ