On the streets for Satnam Singh and against the gangmaster. On Friday evening a large portion of the population of Viterbo held a sit-in to remember the 31-year-old laborer of Indian origin left in the streets in agony after losing his right arm in an accident at work which occurred on a farm in Borgo Santa. Maria, in the countryside of the province of Latina.
Everyone in the square to remember Satnam Singh
On the front line, in Piazza della Repubblica there were the unions, but also many other associations and acronyms of the democratic Viterbo. “The death of Satnam Singh is not a simple accident at work, it is a criminal act perpetrated by a boss who has privileged corporate profit over the protection of the human life of the worker. A tragedy that adds to many others committed in recent years in the countryside, on construction sites and in factories”, declared the Anti-Trafficking Network of Tuscia, organizer of the demonstration.
“Satnam’s death is not an isolated case”
“The particular cruelty and horror of Satnam’s death are not an isolated case and are in any case in close connection with the thousands of cases of exploitation that always occur outside of compliance with safety regulations and more generally with collective labor agreements – underlines the anti-trafficking network of Tuscia -. We move from contractual irregularity to extreme exploitation using all possible forms to save on the skin of those who work, to the point of putting their physical safety at risk. Insecurity and labor exploitation no longer only concern agriculture, they are no longer limited to the south of the country, but are now widespread in all areas of work, without particular geographical limits”.
FULL ARTICLE IN THE VITERBO COURIER OF 30 JUNE – DIGITAL NEWSSTAND
