Workers climb a crane in a wage protest

Two workers climbed onto a crane on a construction site in Porto San Giorgio (Fermo) to protest over work issues and in particular relating to pay. There were moments of apprehension this morning for the two workers and the police and firefighters arrived on site with the ladder truck.

The two workers climbed inside the crane and reached a worrying height from the ground. The authorities' appeals to let them off were to no avail. The two workers expressed their intention to remain several meters above sea level to make public opinion aware of their protest which would be linked to salary issues; they also asked to speak with the mayor of the city, Valerio Vesprini, to explain their reasons to him.

A few days ago a similar protest was carried out, in an event distinct from today's, by some Egyptian workers in Tolentino (Macerata) due to the non-payment of wages by a subcontractor company: the workers had remained on the crane at 40 meters above sea level to descend in the evening after a negotiation with the police.