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In Desperation, Seafood Workers Sign Away Their Rights

Photo of Tam Nguyen by Barry Yeoman. Click to enlarge.

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July 7, 2011 – In Desperation, Seafood Workers Sign Away Their Rights

For many of Louisiana's oyster shuckers, shrimp peelers, and deckhands, survival after the BP oil spill meant accepting one-time payments of $5,000 check and signing away the rest of their rights. Meet Tam Nguyen, who shucked oysters for 30 years before the disaster. Produced by Richard Ziglar and Barry Yeoman. Narrated by Richard Ziglar. Voiceover by Ming Tran. Translation by Julie Pham.