OfRome editorial team and Michele Marangon
Today in Latina the demonstration called by the union to remember the laborer who died after having his arm amputated. Elly Schlein: «Reclaiming the agro-pontine from gangmastering»
Red flags And anger today in Latina at demonstration from the CGIL for the death of Satnam Singh, the laborer 31 year old Indian who after having lost The right arm it was in a plastic wrap abandoned in agony in front of the house – he and his amputated arm resting in a fruit crate – from his employerAntonello Lovato aged 38, now under investigation for manslaughter and failure to assist.
A tragedy that of Satnam, who worked for 4 euros an hour dreaming of a better future, which has turned the spotlight on working conditions of an entire sector and so today the union’s initiative wants to keep attention high on what are defined as “conditions of slavery». And in fact the demonstration was called «against the exploitationThe gangmaster and illegal work.”
Mattarella: «Failure to provide assistance is foreign to Italy’s values»
From Solferino in the province of Mantua, where it is located for the anniversary of the foundation of the Red Cross, the President Mattarella: “The Volunteering, in its various forms, is a pride of our country – said the President of the Republic -. THE values that it expresses are part of the culture, and of the very identity, of our people. This is the character of Italy, widely spread in concrete daily life and is what makes it, in accordance with its history, a Village Of great civilization. Against whom they shriek – serious and strangers – episodes and behaviors like the one that occurred three days ago, when the young Satnam Singh, a young immigrant worker, died, seeing himself refuse help and assistance, after yet another accident at work.”
Schlein: «Let’s reclaim the Pontine agro-police from gangmastering»
At the demonstration, which takes place in front of the prefecture and called as part of the two-hour strike, at the end of the shift, in the agricultural sector in the province of Latina, there is also Elly Schlein: «As a democratic party – he said – we will be present with a garrison permanent to clean up theagro-pontine from the gangmaster”.
The leader of PD she entertained herself with Hardeep Kaurthe secretary of the Flai CGIL of Frosinone and Latina who was the first to report what happened to the laborer: «Satnam was killed by a sick system, from the Bossi-Fini law which ties life to a piece of paper – denounced the trade unionist -. Today this red square is asking for a concrete change, we are asking for regularization for those in Italy and for those who report exploitation to be taken into account. Satnam’s death demonstrated that a residence permit can be granted in two days.”
There are also Marta Bonafoni, Daniele Leodori, Susanna Camusso, Matteo Orfini, Laura Boldrinithe president of the province of Latina Gerardo Stefanelli and the mayor of Latina Matilde Celentano: «We are all responsible of the gangmaster phenomenon, the institutions, the bodies, the citizens who prefer not to see – says Celentano. – The land license of gangmasters does not belong to us, we do not want to be pointed out for what we are not. This is one Earth Of migrantsof people who came to look for a better condition, as happens today with North Africans and Indians. The one against gangmastering is one war of civilizations to be fought together and Latina will not back away from its commitment.” During Celentano’s (Fdi) speech, some people rose up in the square whistle Of dissent.
The secretary of Avs, Nicola FratoianniTalks about “civil war»: «We hope that a burst of dignity will come from the institutions, that they will implement inspections, that they will cancel laws like the Bossi-Fini, that they will give work back its respectability, what happened here shatters the wall of barbarism, it’s not about of one accident but yet another homocide of the exploitation». For Alessio D’Amato (Action) «politics must do more, it is not a new phenomenon. Businesses are not criminalized, but this was a real act slavery».
Marco Omizzolo, a sociologist who has been denouncing gangmastering for years, adds: «Daily denunciations must be supported so that what happened in Satnam does not happen again. Here is Balbirx, slave For six years: ate The leftovers intended for animals. You need one national prosecutor’s office for the struggle to the gangmaster”.
More strikes
The CGIL calls for «dignity, respect for the health and safety of workers and the commitment of all institutions, political and social forces in combating exploitation, gang hiring and inhuman conditions, often supported by rules that fuel clandestinity, in which people in the agricultural sector are forced to work.” Cgil and Flai of Latina have also decided to promote a fundraiser to support Singh’s family and his own wife Sony, which was granted special permission for reasons of justice.
The demonstration, in which approximately 4 thousand peopleended on the notes of «Hello beautiful».
A new initiative promoted by the Indian Latina community is scheduled for Tuesday 25th, in which the FAI and Uila will participate. A strike was also called for June 25th in the agricultural sector of the province of Latina, proclaimed by the CISL and UIL categories.
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June 22, 2024 (changed June 22, 2024 | 7:08 pm)
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