Four men wey dey work for farm don die for fire inside car for petrol station for Calabria, Italy. CCTV catch am for Amendolara, near Cosenza. Two Pakistani men police don arrest for murder.
The video wey state TV Rai show, see two men pour liquid inside back of car wey park near pump. Dem set am on fire and block door so nobody fit escape. One Afghan man wey get burn for hand manage jump through boot.
The survivor, wey dey pick strawberry and share flat with victims, tell TGR Calabria say killers na part of ‘huge Pakistani mafia’. He say dem threaten dem with gun and knife, force dem to work without pay, only food and board.
Exploitation of farm workers don become bad for Italy because of caporalato system—gangmasters wey recruit poor labourers illegal. Francesco Savino, vice-president of Italian bishops’ conference, say news ‘shakes faith in humanity’ and call for ‘revolt of conscience’.
CGIL, Italy biggest union, call murder ‘unspeakable horror’ and beg politicians to fight ‘abominations of daily life’ for workers. Roberto Occhiuto, Calabria region president, say video ‘chills conscience’ and raise questions about migration and human dignity.
Many farm workers come by boat, but plenty pay gangmaster thousands euros for genuine job. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni promise to clamp down on gangmaster after Satnam Singh case—Indian worker wey die for machine accident for Latina in June 2024. Her government increase inspections and expand legal immigration, with 500,000 new work visas by 2028.
BBC report say CCTV show two people block van doors and throw liquid inside. Firefighters find four charred bodies after 1pm local time. Survivor say he break window to escape, and dispute start because arrested men demand transport money wey victims refuse.
Calabria president Occhiuto say attack ‘inhuman’. CGIL union demand action to ‘combat abominations’ workers face. There don be 14 arson cases involving cars with Pakistanis for recent months, wey show tension over work and accommodation.
Inbox.eu report say survivor tell police he escape by breaking window. He say suspects no pay dem for work on strawberry plantations, only food and housing. Union CGIL call for protection of labour migrants rights. Investigation still dey go.
