McClatchy reports on a protest by workers for Najlaa International Catering Services, a subcontractor to KBR. Raw Story reports on a suit filed by soldiers against KBR. The Army Times reports of another lawsuit, this one alleging exposure to unsafe food and water.
The protest was by about 1000 Asians who were hired by Najlaa. According to the company the work did not materialize. The workers claim that they were housed in sub-human conditions: the thousand men were housed in three warehouses, shared twelve toilets, were given 1.5 pints of water a day and had not been paid. One really sad aspect of the case is that some of the men borrowed up to $2,000 to give to an agent who promised them lucrative jobs in Iraq. KBR says they didn't know of the situation but will straighten it out.
The suit by soldiers harges KBR with knowingly exposing the soldiers to a carcinogenic chemical while they were working at a water treatment plant KBR was repairing in Iraq. KBR denies the claim.
The unsafe food and water suit alleges that they were the result of using an unprotected burn pit; a dog was able to remove a man's arm which had been dumped in the pit by KBR. The Army Times has received more than 100 letters making similar charges. KBR says we haven't seen the charges yet.
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