As many as 500 French-speaking immigrants were allegedly subject to human trafficking and forced to pay hundreds of dollars for poor living conditions, job applications and transportation.“What has happened to these workers, who came to our country legally in search of a better life for themselves and their families, is completely unacceptable,” UFCW Local 7 President Kim Cordova said in a statement. “We call on all relevant law enforcement and regulatory agencies to conduct a thorough investigation into the treatment of our members.”The UFCW accused a hiring manager and one or more associates of charging significant rent for “squalor conditions” to newly-hired immigrant workers.The union detailed conditions where 40 to 50 workers were sheltered in a 5-bedroom, 2-bathroom home in Greeley, each paying between $60 and $120 per week for rent.Additionally, workers had to pay $150 for transportation from Denver Airport, and for a time, $40-$50 per week for transportation from housing to the plant, which the union estimates to be a five-mile round trip, according to the allegations.In recent years, the UFCW, which represents 3,300 members at the Greeley facility, said the workplace demographic has changed to include more French-speaking African immigrants, mostly Haitian refugees.This isn't the first time. In 2021 JBS agreed to pay up to $5.5 million to settle a race and religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for claims against Black, Somali and Muslim employees at the beef facility in 2021.