The tomato pickers in Italy are referred to as "slaves of modern times."
Endless hours of hard work, and largely tolerated by the authorities for economic reasons, which is paid only 15-20 euro per day and then come home in squalid makeshift camps without running water or electricity.
The Dr Alvise Benelli of Doctors Without Borders says: "They end up living in conditions that are often worse than those in which they lived at home."
(Silvia Aloisio for Independent.it)
Thankyou Sol. The pic behind the man in black represent Lucio Dalla and the place is Piazza Maggiore in Bologna, Italy. Suddenly he is not more with us, but we will always have his songs. This photo is dedicated to him.
Endless hours of hard work, and largely tolerated by the authorities for economic reasons, which is paid only 15-20 euro per day and then come home in squalid makeshift camps without running water or electricity.
The Dr Alvise Benelli of Doctors Without Borders says: "They end up living in conditions that are often worse than those in which they lived at home."
(Silvia Aloisio for Independent.it)