Byline: Fabrizio Gatti; 2006-09-04; L'Espresso; pages 7 online pages
Report: Other People's Work
Tags: low wage worker, underpaid, virtual slavery
Article Links"The boss wears a white shirt, black trousers and dusty shoes. He's from Puglia, but he hardly speaks Italian. To make himself understood he seeks the assistance of his bodyguard, a Maghrebin who is in charge of keeping everything under control in the fields. "Find out what this guy wants. If he's looking for work, tell him we don't need anyone, today." The boss speaks in dialect and drives away in his SUV. . . ."
Description:Gatti goes undercover to experience the "triangle of slavery," his description of the tomato-picking business in Puglia.
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