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WWII Era Braceros Win Access to Lost Wages
February 23, 2009
U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer granted final approval to a class action settlement providing Mexican farm workers and laborers compensation for funds withheld from their paychecks for work they performed during World War II. The settlement was reached between the Mexican government and the workers, known as braceros, who came to the U.S. to work under a series of international treaties between the U.S. and Mexican governments.
"The braceros played a vital role in maintaining our economy and agricultural production during World War II," stated class co-counsel Kelly Dermody of Lieff Cabraser. "The Court's approval of the settlement vindicates the long struggle for justice of the braceros and their families."