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Fascinating info from field study on #migrantworkers in #Italy ‘s farms.
In Ragusa, Romanians (new to sector) get worse wages than Tunisians (long connections, unionized)! >
In Ragusa, Romanians (new to sector) get worse wages than Tunisians (long connections, unionized)! >
Farmwork is increasingly women’s work in Italy. Asylum-seeking mothers with humanitarian permits work on farms - because having children mean employers won’t take them for domestic work.
Those fresh oranges from #Italy? The farmer got 35 cents for a kilo. Picked by Africans, Albanians, Romanians for low low wages with shitty accommodation.
