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Pakistani criminal networks infiltrate Italy's agricultural labour exploitation system, deadly attack reveals

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Euractiv

4d ago· 5 min readenNews

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A murder in Calabria, Italy, reveals how Pakistani criminal networks are infiltrating and taking over entrenched systems of labour exploitation in the country's agricultural sector. Four migrant farm workers (three Afghans and one Pakistani) were burned alive in a van after demanding unpaid wages for working in strawberry fields. The incident exposes a shift in Italy's organized crime landscape, where non-Italian gangs are increasingly controlling labour exploitation in agriculture, often operating alongside or replacing traditional mafia structures.

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On the evening of 1 June, four migrant farm workers were locked inside a van at a petrol station in Amendolara, a small town in southern Calabria.
The suspects poured a flammable liquid into the vehicle, set it alight, and blocked the doors to prevent escape.
Three Afghan men and one Pakistani man burned to death.
The sole survivor told investigators the victims had been working in strawberry fields without receiving any wages.
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New gangs are entering the country's sunny criminal underworld

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