The Labor Department sued Battle Fish farm in 2023 for obstruction of a government investigation and retaliatory conduct against farmworkers. Battle Fish denied the allegations. Now, the department is probing conditions at the farm again.
By Georgie Pease and Claudia Amendoeira Originally published by Mississippi Today TÚNICA COUNTY – The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating a catfish farm in the Mississippi Delta, where some temporary workers report persistent verbal abuse and racism, unpaid wages, precarious living conditions...