NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- A group of former workers of a community organization based in Harlem tells 7 On Your Side Investigates they delivered meals throughout Manhattan in the back of empty cargo vans with no seats or seatbelts and were also not paid fully for their work.
"I got thrown in the back of the van, hurt my neck, hurt my back," Richard Ortecho told investigative reporter Kristin Thorne about his experience working at Charles Walburg Center - a non-profit which delivers meals to the homebound elderly.
Eyewitness News met exclusively with a group of the former workers at their attorney's office.
The workers have filed a class action lawsuit against the Walburg Center and its executive director, Carla Brown, for unpaid wages and wrongful termination.
Walburg Center and Brown deny all the allegations in the lawsuit.
The men said they worked everyday in the back of empty cargo vans sitting on crates - putting their safety in jeopardy as they navigated the treacherous streets of New York City delivering meals daily to hundreds of elderly residents.
"It was hell," Clifford Duviela said of working in the back of the vans. "There's no windows. The only window we have is the front window."
McClinton Irby said he drove the vans for nearly two years and complained to Brown about the workers not being in seats or seatbelts.
Irby said he also complained to Brown about him and other works not being supplied a lunch break because they were too busy delivering meals.
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