Citrus laborers paid one euro per hour, finance police say

(ANSA) - Cassano allo Ionio, January 25 - Finance police on Monday issued citations to six people for labour exploitation and illicit brokerage with threats, violence and intimidation, following an investigation that found day labourers in citrus groves were allegedly paid one euro per hour for ten-hour work days without breaks or food.
    The citations were issued to four Italians, one Bulgarian and one Pakistani - all alleged gangmasters.
    Finance police in Sibari in the Calabrian province of Cosenza said the labourers, who were both Italian and foreign, were also forced to pay 100 euros a month for a bed in non-ventilated shipping containers.