The dismissal of the Global Horizons human trafficking case came as a major disappointment to Thai workers who had helped the federal government put the case together.

Prosecutors alleged that the case was the largest of its kind in U.S. history, involving more than 600 Thai workers across several states.

The Salt Lake Union Tribune caught up with two Thai workers in Utah and tells their stories. Thanks to blogger Larry Geller for the nice find:

The Thais in Utah thought they helped break that case against labor-recruiting company Global Horizons, and mistakenly believed that it would lead to prison terms for company officials they view as slave masters.

“There is no doubt in my mind that I was enslaved,” said “Tom” through an interpreter. He uses a pseudonym because he believes — as does his Utah Legal Services attorney, Alex McBean — that talking about it publicly could still endanger his relatives in Thailand.

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Last year, the Aloun Farms human trafficking case fell apart mid-trial and all charges were dismissed. Here’s what Civil Beat wrote about the local Thai workers’ response at that time: 

– Thai Workers: No Justice in Aloun Farms Dismissal