“How many more Satnams have to die” before the deadly and systemic exploitation of migrant farmworkers in Italy is dismantled?

“How many more Satnams have to die” before the deadly and systemic exploitation of migrant farmworkers in Italy is dismantled?

In the early morning hours, the roads of Latina province, south of Rome, are already crowded with commuters – not in cars, but on bicycles. Migrant agricultural workers cycle up to 30 kilometres to reach the fields of the Agro Pontino, one of Italy's most densely cultivated agricultural regions. Most come from the Indian state of Punjab and, to a lesser extent, from Bangladesh. With no public transport available, and often lacking the documents …