Defendants claim that BAPS is innocent, & Cunha Construction middleman, an American company is the one who went rogue. bit.ly/3buL08R
Several among us have been to BAPS #Atlanta, #Houston, #Chicago, besides #New Jersey sites. REALITY CHECK from the ground - a thread
CHRONOLOGY -1 Offer of employment in #Rajasthan, 2. Workers made to sign papers at BAPS #Ahmedabad office 3. Confinement at US construction sites, 4 rules over work conditions. In all of this workers interface is with BAPS representatives, never heard of #Cunha
Blaming the #middleman is the oldest trick of trade. Powerful industries get away by dumping blame on the smaller fish. So it is important that we say together #BAPSnotmiddleman
BAPS made workers signs papers at it Ahmedabad office, without sharing its contents- told workers contract is for x years. Upon reaching US, workers informed they are not allowed to leave even in case of an emergency, else they will lose wages for airfare
Effectively trapping them in a foreign country without recourse, without sharing full information at the outset and without sharing copies. Workers interact with, are 'disciplined' by, follow rules set by BAPS representatives

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( In image: A prototype of a temple design made by Sompura Brahmins and executed by Dalit Adivasi stone carvers​​​​​​​)
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#Justice4TempleStoneWorkers
SOMPURA Brahmins- main actors of the temple building industry, who work closely with religious organizations such as #BAPS. On one hand, they profit off the blood and sweat of #Dalit and #Adivasi workers who build these temples...
...On the other hand, they consider their touch impure. So, Sompuras touch, bless and do ‘finishing touches’ on the carved stones - made by #Dalit #Adivasi #workers - to make them ‘worthy’ of their temples
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