'400,000 worked by gangmasters for 2.5 euros an hour'

(ANSA) - Rome, February 23 - Some 400,000 farm workers are exploited by gangmasters in Italian fields for an average pay of 2.5 euros an hour, according to a report out Tuesday.
    The Italian State is owed 600 million euros in dodged taxes annually because of the black labour, 80% of them foreigners, said the report from The European House-Ambrosetti, based on Flai Cgil data for 2015.
    The report was presented as a convention of Assosomm, the Italian association for job agencies.