Before this investigation, Italian authorities dismantled networks accused of exploiting foreign workers in agriculture. In northern Italy, the Trento Financial Police confiscated approximately 790.514 euros from a farmer and his relatives after investigators reported that 84 workers (including Romanians) had allegedly been recruited to pick berries, employed off the books, and paid below the legal level, with money deducted for accommodation, transport, and basic necessities.
Separately, the Carabinieri in the Asti area investigated the exploitation of Romanian workers housed in unsanitary conditions and paid just over 2 euros per hour: 15 people were allegedly kept in a building with makeshift beds and a single bathroom, while their identity documents were allegedly retained by the property owners. The investigation identified a father and his son, reported for illegal labor brokering and labor exploitation, while at another location investigators suspended a farmer’s operations and fined him after he allegedly used workers without training, protective equipment, or medical supervision.
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