“How many more Satnams have to die” before the deadly and systemic exploitation of migrant farmworkers in Italy is dismantled?

Migrant agricultural workers cycle up to 30 kilometres to reach the fields of the Agro Pontino, one of Italy’s most densely cultivated agricultural regions. During peak harvest days, Flai CGIL – Italy’s main agricultural trade union – organises outreach campaigns along the routes taken by the streams of cyclists heading to the fields. Foreign workers make up 25 per cent of all agricultural workers nationwide, but in certain areas, such as Latina, they form a clear majority. “Social conditionality has been a major victory for the trade union movement. “How many more Satnams will have to die before action is taken to dismantle this system of exploitation?” asks Omizzolo.