Italian prosecutors are investigating US contractor Caddell Construction for alleged labor exploitation at the new US consulate in Milan. Foreign workers, mostly from India, claim they were paid less than 2 euros per hour despite contracts promising over 25,000 euros annually, with deductions for food and lodging and forced long hours.
A manager for the Italian branch of US company Caddell Construction Co. Llc, Ulas Demir, has been arrested and placed in pre-trial detention for exploiting workers on the new US consulate construction site in Milan. He was apprehended at Orio al Serio airport attempting to leave Italy.
Ulas Demir, manager of Caddell Construction Co. LLC's Italian branch, refused to answer questions from a judge but made spontaneous statements regarding an investigation into worker exploitation for the new US consulate in Milan. He was detained at Orio al Serio airport attempting to leave Italy.
Bergamo prosecutors requested the validation of the arrest of Ulas Demir, manager of Caddell Construction's Italian branch, for labor exploitation. Demir was apprehended at Orio al Serio airport attempting to flee to Istanbul. The investigation concerns Indian workers paid as little as 2 euros per hour after deductions.
Ulas Demir, a manager for Caddell Construction Co. involved in the new US Consulate in Milan, has been arrested at Orio al Serio airport due to flight risk. Prosecutors believe he intended to flee to Istanbul after violations were found at the construction site.
