Migrant workers exploited, abused in Italy’s prized fine wine vineyards
Al Jazeera
Undocumented workers, who earn barely more than $50 a day in Italy’s lush north, say they have suffered racism and inhumane conditions.
Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities.
Piedmont, Italy – One of the first words that Sajo* learned in the Langhe, Italy’s northeastern wine country, was “Anduma!”
In Piedmontese, the language spoken in the Piedmont region, it means “Let’s go!”
Sajo, a 36-year-old from The Gambia, used to hear it constantly while working 12-hour shifts in the vineyards, rain or shine, weekends included, for 3 euros ($3.27) to 4 euros ($4.36) an hour.
He had no contract and no legal status.
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