Farm owners deny allegations , say they did not abuse Thai workers . Telephone messages left by CNN seeking comment were not immediately returned by Mac Farms of Hawaii . The first allegations arose in Wednesday , by a worker who escaped a farm in California . The federal agency accuses a Hawaii firm , eight farms of forced labor of farm workers . The government is seeking back pay , monetary damages for workers .
Farm owners deny allegations , say they did not abuse Thai workers . The first allegations arose in Wednesday , by a worker who escaped a farm in California . The federal agency accuses a Hawaii firm , eight farms of forced labor of farm workers . The government is seeking back pay , monetary damages for workers .