Indian worker bleeds to death in accident on Italian farm, landowner arrested – Times of India
Italian police took a farm owner into custody on Tuesday, suspecting him of homicide after one of his undocumented workers from India died from excessive blood loss after his arm was severed by a piece of farm machinery. Prosecutors said that the landowner left the injured worker and failed to call for an ambulance.The tragic death of Satnam Singh left Italians in shock and triggered demonstrations by unions and farm workers, who demanded improved working conditions.Calls for end of the exploitative "caporalato" system, which involves the use of underpaid migrant labor in Italy's agriculture sector have grown since the incident.President Sergio Mattarella has also commented on the case, referring to the "cruel" exploitation of workers like Singh and the "inhuman" conditions that seasona...
