Diaspora: “It is time to say sufficient to inhumane working situations of international employees lowered to slavery”

ROMA – Il Italian Coordination of Diasporas for Worldwide Cooperation (CIDCI) makes a particular enchantment and condolences to the Indian neighborhood and the Sikh Union for the tragic demise of Satnam Singh, sufferer of a system of exploitation that may now not be tolerated. “The demise of Satnam Singh – we learn in a observe launched by Coordination – it’s not an remoted incident, however one more demonstration of the inhuman situations through which hundreds of laborers and artisans, usually immigrants, are compelled to work, giving their golden contribution to the Italian financial system and to the gastronomic excellence of the nation, a lot celebrated through the ‘final G7 in Puglia’.

The way to save employees from irregularity and slavery. It can not due to this fact be accepted – we learn amongst different issues within the doc – that the proposals for intervention are restricted to sending inspectors: a palliative that doesn’t resolve the issue at its root. “The one efficient answer to defeat gangmastering in irregular agricultural work – the observe underlines – in addition to the state of slavery and exploitation can solely be the regularization of those that have been engaged on farms for a very long time. Solely on this means will or not it’s doable to ensure the dignity and security of those employees, saving them from blackmail and illegality”.

“The Indian Diaspora was additionally at right this moment’s demonstration”. The CIDCI, along with its members, stands alongside the Indian neighborhood and the Italian Sikh Union, and can take part in right this moment’s demonstration, 25 June, to strongly ask that any dialogue desk on the subject embrace the presence of the Diaspora indiana, bearer of direct and valuable data of the fact skilled by employees. “Satnam Singh’s demise can’t be in useless. His sacrifice should be the start line for actual and lasting change, which places an finish to exploitation and ensures dignified dwelling and dealing situations for all employees.”

Extra indecent examples of exploitation and slavery. There are far too many examples of indecent episodes of slave exploitation within the archives. In taking one at random, one occurs to recollect the one from final February which concerned some agricultural employees who had been belted throughout a break from the backbreaking work of harvesting after which taken again to their barracks, deserted with out therapy, as an alternative of being taken to hospital for diseases that had been reported to the grasp. These information emerged through the investigation by the Public Prosecutor’s Workplace of Santa Maria Capua Vetere into gangmastering within the Caserta space, which led to the supply of 4 residence bans within the province of Caserta for as many agricultural entrepreneurs from Marano and Naples, accused of the crimes of exploitation of labor and employment of irregular labour.