Death of Indian migrant 'abandoned' after work accident in Italy sparks outrage
Italy's Latina hosts thousands of immigrant labourers, many of them Sikhs, working picking fruit and vegetables for the local ‘agro-mafia’.
June 23, 2024 / 18:40 IST
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A protester holds a placard that reads: 'For Satnam Singh against the Caporalato', an Italian term to refer to illicit intermediation of workers, during a protest called by Italian trade union CGIL following the death of an Indian farm labourer, Satnam Singh, in a gruesome accident, in Latina. (Photo: Reuters)
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A demonstrator holds a placard that reads: 'Justice for Satnam Singh' during a protest called by the Italian trade union CGIL following the death of an Indian farm labourer, Satnam Singh, in a gruesome accident, in Latina. (Photo: Reuters)
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Satnam Singh was injured by heavy machinery while working in a vegetable field in Lazio, near Rome, on Monday. (Photo: Reuters)
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A Sikh demonstrator attends a protest called by the Italian trade union CGIL following the death of an Indian farm labourer, Satnam Singh, in a gruesome accident, in Latina. (Photo: Reuters)
