At least 10,000 migrant farm workers have 'no rights' in Italy

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 19 - At least 10,000 migrant farm workers in Italy live in "informal settlements" where they have no rights and are exposed to exploitation, according to a new report by the labour ministry and local-authorities association ANCI.
    The report said many of these settlements have been around for years and lack basic services.
    It was compiled as part of a three-year plan to combat worker exploitation and gang-mastering in the agro-food sector.
    It is based on a 'census' of settlements conducted between October 2021 and January 2022.
    It said 38 local authorities reported a total of 150 informal or unauthorized settlements.
    They come in many forms, including shanty towns made up of huts, tents and caravans, and occupied buildings. (ANSA).