A 31-year-old man bled to death after being hit by a machine in Borgo Santa Maria, south of Rome. It is being told that his hand was cut off in this incident, while both his legs were crushed.
Investigators said the man's employer did not immediately bring him to the hospital, but instead took him back to his residence. His severed hand was found in a fruit crate nearby.
Ultimately the worker died in the hospital on Wednesday. He was reportedly living in Italy without an official work permit since 2021.
The public prosecutor's office is investigating the man's alleged employer, a 37-year-old Italian.
Labor Minister Marina Calderón called the incident an "act of barbarity". Several trade unions have since drawn attention to poor working conditions in Italy's agricultural sector, which employs about 230,000 people.
Reports have shown that many workers, particularly in the south of the country, are migrants, including some children.
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Investigators said the man's employer did not immediately bring him to the hospital, but instead took him back to his residence. His severed hand was found in a fruit crate nearby.
Ultimately the worker died in the hospital on Wednesday. He was reportedly living in Italy without an official work permit since 2021.
The public prosecutor's office is investigating the man's alleged employer, a 37-year-old Italian.
Labor Minister Marina Calderón called the incident an "act of barbarity". Several trade unions have since drawn attention to poor working conditions in Italy's agricultural sector, which employs about 230,000 people.
Reports have shown that many workers, particularly in the south of the country, are migrants, including some children.
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