(ANSA) - Florence, May 26 - Italian police on Tuesday
arrested 11 Italians and foreigners over a case of gangmastering
in the construction sector in Tuscany, local sources said.
The case involves two building firms in Prato, one belonging
to an Italian and the other to two Egyptians.
The firms allegedly employed foreign labourers, both regular
and irregular, without giving them legal contracts.
The labourers were allegedly made to make 12-hour days and
paid for much fewer hours, police said.
Police said the workers were paid five euros an hour.
11 gangmaster arrests in Tuscany (6)
Two firms in Prato, 1 owned by 2 Egyptians