The Haitian Association of Indiana hosted a town hall meeting for local Haitians Sunday, officially meeting the largest Haitian population outside of Indianapolis.
Around 50 Haitian residents, along with 30 other local residents, listened to state and federal agencies summarize their services to local Haitians.
More than 400 Haitians currently live in Washington, brought in mainly for work at the Perdue processing plant. About 190 work at the plant, according to the turkey processing plant. The Haitian workers started coming to Washington last year and have expanded rapidly. So much, some have said there is not enough local housing for them.
Jean Gerve, president of the Haitian Association of Indiana, said there has been reports of mistreatment to local Haitians.
"They have no voice, and that is the reason we are here," Gerve said.
Joane Theodule, a third-year law student helping the association, went on further to say what those issues were.
"There were some issues of people perhaps working and not getting paid on time. Individuals living in maybe three-bedroom houses that had 10 to 12 people living in them," Theodule said. "These are red flags and I learned about even more issues."
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