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Published on 16 Jun 2017
Every
year in southern Europe, five million tonnes of fruit and vegetables
are harvested for supermarket shelves. But those supermarkets are
seeking ever lower prices, and are using the influx of migrants and
illegal seasonal workers to cut costs. Our reporters went to meet the
few workers brave enough to speak out against this illegal system - and
the people who try to help those who have become modern-day slaves.
If
you check the labels on your fruit and vegetables, many of them are
likely to say “Produce of Spain” or “Produce of Italy”. But some of
those goods are being picked by desperate migrants being exploited by
unscrupulous companies. In Spain, many pickers have fake contracts and
no social security. In Italy, many of them are in fact taking orders
from the Mafia. FRANCE 24’s reporters went to investigate the shocking
conditions these migrants are forced to work under.
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