Illegal slave laborers in the Caserta area, working for 14 hours

They also worked up to 14 hours a day, seven days a week, in the rain as well as in the heat. And they were paid between 80 cents and one and a half euros per box. They could not be absent due to illness or communicate on the telephone. They were subjected to the continuous and constant control of the corporals: they would have lost their jobs if they had not escaped during checks by the police or in the event of poor work performance or illness. There is all this behind the exploitation of non-EU workers without a residence permit.

The investigations coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Santa Maria Capua Vetere and conducted by the Carabinieri of the Caserta Labor Inspectorate Unit lasted for over two years and today, between Villa Literno and Mondragone, in the Caserta area, measures were taken. Three people, all domiciled in the province of Caserta, were ordered to be presented to the Judicial Police, with another person being required to remain. Notices of the conclusion of the investigations were served on four other people. They are accused of illicit intermediation and labor exploitation for having recruited and employed clandestine workers. The labourers, up to 80 per day, were recruited on the street and transported to the workplace in dilapidated vans also used for transporting goods. They were paid by piecework, between 0.80 and 1.50 euros per box, or by time, 3-4 euros per hour, or with a daily wage of 30 euros for new workers and 50 for those employed longer. They operated in the absence of a medical examination, without chemical toilets, without refreshment points. The investigations were conducted with both shadowing and technical investigations. The laborers who made useful declarations were placed in protected locations and were provided with the prospect of protection and socio-work inclusion. At 11am, a press conference on the results of the investigations will be held in the prosecutor's office of Santa Maria Capua Vetere.