Unpaid wages, three workers on a crane 40 meters high for hours

Three workers of Egyptian origin, between 25 and 30 years old, working on post-earthquake reconstruction sites, climbed onto a crane at a height of approximately 40 meters in Piazza San Nicola in Tolentino (Macerata) to protest against the non-payment of three salaries by a subcontractor construction company. Since this morning they have been barricaded on the crane and are threatening to jump if they are not paid: they have families to support and rent to pay.

The screams of the three men attracted the attention of several passers-by. At first the Carabinieri, firefighters, local police and 118 intervened. Then a mediator from the State Police arrived on site, coordinated by an official from the Macerata Police Headquarters, who is still working to find useful solutions to make the three men desist from the protest action. The mayor, Mauro Sclavi, is also following the operations closely; contacts are also underway with the financial company to obtain information on payments and find a solution.

According to initial information, the contracting company paid the economic fees to the subcontractor; precisely with the latter, however, the workers' dispute arose, culminating in the protest action.