Paris (Republic Pk) A Pakistani national has been arrested in Italy on charges of exploiting workers.
According to details, police in the Italian province of Forlì have arrested a 28-year-old Pakistani national on charges of illegal recruitment and exploitation of workers in the agricultural sector.
According to the investigation, the accused used to make vulnerable foreign workers work in the fields and pay them almost half the legal wage, that is, only 5 to 6 euros per hour.
According to the police, the workers were also made to work overtime, on Sundays and holidays without proper compensation, while they were kept in unsafe and inhumane conditions.
Authorities say that the workers who complained were also threatened. The accused has been transferred to jail on a court order, where further legal action will continue against him.