SABAUDIA, ITALY: When Balbir Singh refers to his ordeal, he uses the Italian word macello , which roughly translates as mess but it is hardly enough to convey what the migrant Indian farm worker has endured.
For six years, he lived in what can only be described as slave-like conditions tending cattle in the province of Latina, a rural area south of Rome that is home to tens of thousands of Indian migrant workers like him. I was working 12-13 hours a day, including Sundays, with no holidays, no rest, Singh told AFP.
The farm owner paid him 100 to 150 euros ($120 to $175) a month, he said, which amounts to less than 50 cents an hour.
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Six years a slave: Migrant farm worker exploited in Italy
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A rice producer looks at his rice farm in Lombardy, Italy. Photo: AFP
Migrant Indian worker was made to work 12-13 hours a day, including Sundays, with no holidays or rest.
When Balbir Singh refers to his ordeal, he uses the Italian word macello , which roughly translates as mess but it is hardly enough to convey what the migrant Indian farm worker has endured.
For six years, he lived in what can only be described as slave-like conditions tending cattle in the province of Latina, a rural area south of Rome that is home to tens of thousands of Indian migrant workers like him.
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11/07/2021 - 07:34 In the Agro Pontino, a major hub for greenhouse farming, floriculture and buffalo mozzarella production, Indians have been a presence since the mid-1980s Filippo MONTEFORTE AFP/File 4 min
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When Balbir Singh refers to his ordeal, he uses the Italian word macello , which roughly translates as mess but it is hardly enough to convey what the migrant Indian farm worker has endured.
For six years, he lived in what can only be described as slave-like conditions tending cattle in the province of Latina, a rural area south of Rome that is home to tens of thousands of Indian migrant workers like him.
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