Italy's biggest union joins prosecution of farm owner over death of Indian migrant worker
- Italy's largest trade union, CGIL, is joining the prosecution of Antonello Lovato, charged with the murder of Indian migrant worker Satnam Singh, who bled to death following a work incident.
- Prosecutors have upgraded Lovato's charge from manslaughter to murder due to his alleged failure to help Singh, who was working illegally.
- Demonstrations outside the court highlighted the 'caporalato' system, which allows for the exploitation of underpaid migrant labor, with a demand for justice and improved working conditions.
- Maurizio Landini, the CGIL secretary-general, emphasized the need for cultural change in business practices to prevent such tragedies from recurring.
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Italian farm owner facing murder charge
Satnam Singh, a 31-year-old Indian migrant worker, was fatally injured on a melon farm in Latina, Italy. His death has prompted serious legal consequences for the farm owner. Prosecutors have raised the charges against 39-year-old Antonello Lovato from manslaughter to murder with malice, Euronews reports. Singh, who was working in Italy illegally, had his right arm severed and his legs crushed… Source
Italy: homicide charges against Italian farmer following worker’s death
A trial commenced on Tuesday for an Italian farmer accused of homicide following the tragic death of one of his workers, an undocumented Indian laborer, who bled to death after a piece of farm machinery severed his arm.

Italy's biggest union joins prosecution of farm owner over death of Indian migrant worker
Italy’s main trade union confederation is backing the prosecution of a farm owner over the death of a migrant worker from India who bled to death after his arm was cut off.
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