The recent death of an Indian flower picker has put a spotlight on the slave-like conditions experienced by migrants living in the country
taly has been shocked by reports of the “brutal” treatment of migrants working on farms across the country and the death of a flower picker in temperatures of about 40C . Tens of thousands of migrants have been taking to fields to pick tomatoes and other crops acrossThe Italian Meteorological Society said average summer temperatures in Italy between June and August have increased by 1.5C over the past 30 years, from 1994 to 2023.A migrant worker from Mali employed for the tomato harvest.
Most of those working in fields in the summer heat are migrants from countries including India and sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the billions of euros in revenue generated by Italy’s lucrative food industry, harvesting roles come with low wages, long hours and a lack of employment rights. At least 30 people have fainted in Agro Pontino due to the heat since June, says Marco Omizzolo, a sociologist at La Sapienza University of Rome.
The cause of death remains unknown, but workers the Guardian spoke to insist he died from extreme heat and exhaustion. Workers are usually paid by the number of boxes or crates of tomatoes they pick, and make about €35 a day.
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