At least they are not living on social welfare, instead they are working hard and contributing to local economy. I still don't understand the hate they are getting.
Media likes people who abuse government welfare programs rather than these Punjabi sikhs who are helping economy grow and are working hard. Actually you can't find Punjabi sikh migrants abusing local traditional or welfare money.
bro they are stealing jobs 3 Euros are below their minimum wage and inspite of this they are also living their illegally which will only going to exploitation of these people by the firms.
True that no one country want to have illegal immigrants. But according to Us immigration agency there are 100 000 illegal italian immigrants only in New York. And there are more in other countries.
Not all of them work as labourers in Western countries lol. And the ones that do work as labourers in Western countries, don’t have the capacity to hire UP/Bihari labourers in India themselves. It’s common sense.
Bihari laborers work in big and rich landlords farms, these migrant Sikhs doesn't even have farms and they belongs to low poverty line. Not all Punjabi Sikhs have farms. There's a difference between migrant Sikhs and Landlord rich Sikhs
First of all.i appreciate japanese people who working hard..you are self reliable nation..soon we also become a powerful nation..we are wealthiest..but not everyone....all the western countries act like a boss.but dont forget about looting of wealth from india once upon a time..history told our pride...
aksfilmsusa Only in America they would do better and have a good chance for a better life for themselves and their children like millions do every year.
My heart breaks knowing that they have no means of income now due to Italy being ravaged by corona virus. I think they don't get government support too because they're undocumented. My prayers go out to these people.
Italy will be the next greece or even worse the next africa even north italy (the richest region) is becoming poor lot of italians goes abroad to find a normal life. Today even foreigners are escaping moreover the youngers once they get italian citizenship they leave and they are right to find work. in italy finding work was and will be difficult. When you have companies who goes in eastern europe to pay less taxes and pay low salaries, when you have stupid politicians who earns more than 16000 euros net and they dont give a f...k about their Citizens and businesses, When they do contracts jobs of one week, one month(if you are lucky)even if you work harder they will fire you, when there is no dialogue between institutions politics and moreover Citizens then is not more a democratic and normal country. When i see immigrants coming to italy i feel very sorry for them because i know 100% lot of them will do a life even worse than the slaves immigrants thinks italy is europe is a riche country everyone can have this everyone will be rich. My friends italy is no more the richer country before 2008. italy is finished forever in 10 years in italy there will be more older people than youngers. If someone wants to go to italy should know from now that some parts only some parts of north italy can find a temporary solution what i mean? I mean that you stay 10 years or more just to do your european documents and after simply leave there are no job opportunities no more. I remember before 2008 how life was good finding work was good and easy. But today is becoming very hard even for italians. If italians goes abroad to look for a job then there is a reason they are not crazy peoples who suddenly wakes up and say today i go to germany today i go to switzerland today i go to sweden today i go to uk today i go to usa to denmark ti belgium . Have a good day people and never back down.( i left italy 2 years ago and i am more than happy today) good luck.
Weet Bix That’s the Sikh community from Panjab, India. They’re one of the most kindest, most generous and hard working people on earth. They are fiercely independent and will not accept any government welfare even if it was offered to them. They believe in earning their money through hard work. Please, if you’re Italian, instead of hating them, try meeting and talking with them and you’ll realise these guys are not a liability on your economy but rather an asset. You can find Sikhs in all fields of expertise, from lawyers and doctors to builders, plumbers etc, not to mention, the Sikh community being largely agricultural are great farmers and excellent soldiers, check out their military history.
Monty They were volunteer soldiers that fought and died saving a land and people foreign to them, people that had nothing to do with them, the result of the war regardless of wether or not it was an allied or axis victory wouldn’t benefit India in anyway whatsoever, that right there is what you call selfless service, something you wouldn’t know about, good day to you sir.
I have worked in Milan for a year in software industry. Never knew my Indian brothers in south of Italy were living in such conditions! Hope the Italians treat them well. My tenure in Milan was good partly due to some amazing Italians I have met.
Rich are rich because they use their brains to establish a company. Poor people are poor because they don't want to take risk or don't find other alternative to earn more money. As simple as that :-)
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I am from north Italy, i have indian friend, he is here since 20 years, his wife first time came just 3 years ago, he had an hard and lonely life here, i have been in India to visit them one's, he managed to make a big house, his got fields animals, someone is looking after it for him, one of his son studies in India the other arrived two years ago he speaks very good italian now, and just got his driving license, i have been in India more than ones, down there many people have a big smile on their face but are really poor, while those who come here pay the price to give a better life to their family/parents in india, i have been abroad for some years in a richest nation, i can just say that the first two years it has been very hard
As Italian I feel terribly sorry about it, however collecting vegetables from fields, I'm afraid, it won't turn you in a millionaire for sure. I wish all the best for this community and I hope they will be treated with all the respect they deserve. From my side, all my respect to hard workers. Il lavoro nobilita l'uomo!
Sikhs are one of the hardest working community on this planet. They are sincere, hard working and warriors as evident from their ranks in Indian Army. Entire nation of India is proud of our Sikh brothers and sisters. Blessed to be part of Sikh religion. Wahe Guru Ji Khalsa Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh.
@Reeha Go see Basics of Sikhi's video on it! I am sure you will find a lot of information! One really big difference is that we are actually forbidden from eating halal meat, as it is a bujar kurehat for us (major sin). If you are wondering about that as well you can also see Basics of Sikhi's video on that as well.
@@malebhaskar not everyone in Punjab has a lot of land to farm and survive on just that money considering there are also many people in one family (many factors like these). A few go abroad while the rest remain here. You sound like a very naive person.
@@Udayvir99 asking a doubt if called as naive in your language then it's your wish. But still what is the guarentee that these people who are working on others farms are making good money and lead a happy life. I still believe that if farming or some small job has to be done, then no need to leave our place, our motherland. At least we are with our families. So much suffering for working to others is not right
I hope my brother didn't loose his job after his boss saw that they were filming.Me I always buy Italian and Spanish fruits and vegetables I know my brothers are working there.Me I live in France
Punjabi people are certainly better-off (financially) then the rest of India. These guys in the video are doing this back-breaking work in Italian fields not because of poverty in India but in the hope of getting a residence permit in Europe. For example: the sikh man in the documentary says that he had to sell his family gold jewellery to get to Italy. He sold #Gold??? Really!!! That's a poor man in your opinion??? Poor people in India don't have gold. Average people do, i.e. middle-to-lower middle income group. probably he is from a lower middle class. Certainly he is no poor man. His goal is emigration. Period.
The guy said he is getting 5.5 euros per hour and works 13 hours a day. Now that's 5.5. *84.4=464.2 464.2*13=6037.6 rs a day. That means a month over 1,80,000 rs that is more income than my dad . And I m a 14 year old middle class indian boy. Considering the fact that you have to spend way more for basic resources in italy than in India his quality of life in italy won't differ much from what he has in india. One of his main reasons to work in italy must be remittance.
+nachiket kulkarni His quality of life will still be much better than being a farmer in India. Italy has proper housing even for poor and good public transport to get aruond. I have been to india and seen farmer's life....its very sad cannot compare anything to italy's !!! They live in mudhouses on roadsides, theres shit outside, its noisy outside, its smelly outside. It sucks!!
@@jaimeperez3618 Ive heard when the Govt built housing with toilets, they rented out those houses for money and continued shitting on the roadsides and fields
Well I'm from Eastern India. And I only go to Italy for a nice walk in the streets of Florence. My Grand Father was also poor but Now we're at a better position in our own country. The problem with Punjabis is they don't prefer education, they can do only hard labor. People from other parts of India mostly go abroad for higher education or as Doctors, Engineers etc.
They are NOT cheap labour. They are great helpers to turn out your goals. Without their skills and hard work, your mission will not be accomplished. Treat them well and help their future, too.
They are cheap labour, they are paid under the minimum italian salary while living in a place with the cost of living from italy, food clothes transport rent etc, its almost debt slavery at this point for them
But how Italy is responsible to feed Indians. Indian government finishing cultivated lands in name of progress and new technologies, and Indian are looking for jobs in West countries. West is not responsible for jobs and quality of life. Indian should fight with Indian government for jobs rather than showing world their insecurity in other countries.
Do you see that happening? I don't think so. How will the common man fight? Whom will he fight? The judicial system is the slowest on earth - in the meanwhile, the common man fighting against corporate greed has no - monthly unemployment benefits, no government housing, no free healthcare or education. How can such a man fight? A reasonably-good, middle-class salaried man in India pays 30% of his income in taxes and gets squat in return. All his money for 60+ years has been squandered away by politicians in caste politics - which, even the so-called castes that they politicians claim to support, don't get. There are 3 problems that is making lives difficult in India: 1- Overpopulation 2- Middle and lower-level government officers 3- The Bureaucracy Politicians don't decide policies; they only direct; the policies, rules, and systems are made by the Bureaucracy who are the functioning force behind the government system. They have vested interest in keeping the system as it is.
The root problem with India is *overpopulation*. A 1 child policy in India for a couple of generations would improve living standards tremendously. India is 3x smaller than the USA but has 1 billion more people.
A worse predicament would be the aging population outstripping the work force. Lower birth rates come naturally with increased standard of living. if you artificially accelerate this process, then you run into the problem that china will have in the coming decades: a large retired population that collects pension and adds strain to the economy, and a smaller young population that cannot support that strain.
yoyo mama- Did you know that China has planned to deploy 200,000 industrial robots per year starting 2020? The robots will replace labors. This is part of industrial 4.0, China calls that made in China 2025. This new industrial revolution will use Al, automation, computer and networking to replace human labor. China has begun layoff in Chinese industrial heartland. Being a communist country, the country offers generous severance package and unemployment benefits to displaced workers. India had missed the last 3 industrial revolutions. There are absolutely no sign that, under Modi gov, india is doing anything to join this new one. In this new age industrial revolution, huge population is a liability, not an asset.
This is a simplistic argument. India is the largest country in the world by arable land, which is a more important measure of land area when counting population. It's just that India doesn't have large areas of desert/wasteland/unarable land like other countries of similar scale. Comparison with US is meaningless.
Eye opening, never heard of Indians in Italy working as a farmers, there is absolutely nothing wrong with being a farmer, my father is a farmer too. But it's sad that they are being exploited. And they are not even able to visit their loved ones back home. I have an Indian fiance and he always talk about Indian people living on Europe. I think I should share this video to him.
kinda funny, sikhs hae been cultivating for years, the first large scale indian migration to the us was actually sikhs and other uttarpradesh people who went to Cali to work in central valley, they often bcuz they weren't allowed to bring family over, intermarried with Mexican women and laborers, creating punjabi mexicn blended families in California
ZERO sympathies, these Sikhs entered Europe illegally and their acceptance of lower wages means that they're preferred as workers to the local villagers. (Southern Italy has a high level of unemployment.) They're also culturally and religiously incompatible with the Italians.
Bro these indians not trapped they r living better life than most of the farmers and labourers in india so dont think negative appriciate wht u have. U drive a 4 wheeler to go to work not even 90% graduates form india who work at factorys can own 4 wheeler
Just give them respect .. treat them has humans .. they will be the best people to ur country .. Sikhs are most freindly and fun loving people in India
the fact that this is happening in "developed countries" shows how much worse it is in countries like India. I still don't understand how this exploitation could be public knowledge but at the same time there being no attempt to resolve it.
My friend we as Indians put into extreme poverty by Europeans. If u know Indian history, it is mother of all civilisations. Read the link www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/indepth/opinion/britain-stole-45-trillion-india-181206124830851.html
The state of Punjab is really having this problem; there are just too many immigration agents who are fake and get people into trouble. Another state in India that has this problem is Kerala; but that's more towards Gulf countries, where people's passports are taken and made to do slave labor.
Our (Indian) society needs to change, we need to stop treating people going abroad as heroes. We hear similar storylines in Arab as well, family members put pressure on Indian government to bring their family members back.
The Indians working in Arab countries are there legally, so the Indian government could help them. That's not the case with these Punjabis, they're in Italy illegally and the Indian government can't be seen as supporting illegal immigration.
True, but at times I think why dont they fix their own country.. oh yeah they are so prejudice against each other and have s caste system in India. Go visit there and find out...
Unemployment is now a big problem in India like other developing countries....I think they are lucky to have work or settle in european countries . Respect all hardworking peoples because they are Human first.
Baljinder Singh if there is a labor shortage it should be filled. That being said, western nation economies run on inequality and human rights violations. Therefore in order to continue this type of prosperity, rights have to be violated.
But in India too , rich Indians pay in same manner to their workers.. but it's business, but when this happens to indians in foreign countries, it's anti humanitarian..WHY???
As mentioned in video caption 3£ per hour & 14 hour work 3£×14=42£ 42£×exchange rate of India=3,364 this means they are earning 3Thousand 3Hundered Sixtyfour Indian currency Daily. So good
3 euro is really low brother.if they have contracts it must be 5 euro and above an hour.but part timer without contract must be 10 euro an hour.difficult works must have higher salary too
This message is to all Indians who were fooled by Nehru & Gandhi blaming the British Raj as the enemy who has enslaved Indians and looted India. That was the biggest lies concocted first by the Congress Party, then by Nehru supported by Gandhi. Under British Raj, India was the most powerful nation on Earth. Yes, what made India powerful before 1947? Indian Rupee was at Par with the US dollar. Indians could buy $1 for Rs..2.30 pice/paisa. No Indians worked as slaves in the Arab Gulf, Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait or in Saudi. When Britain kicked out by the Nehru Raj on August 15, 1947, the next day, the whole Indian economy and the Rupee collapsed. The final blow came to all Indians who were employed by British/US companies Nehru asked all White Managers and owners to get out, no compensation paid, not even one rupee, taken by force, and handed to Nehru's friends. By end of August 30, 1947, the Indian was not worth the paper it was printed. $1 was sold at Rs. 15, and within a year Rs 30 would buy $1 dollar. Those who wanted to go abroad were allowed to buy only $7. Secondly, the biggest mistake by Nehru and Gandhi was to divide part of India to give to Muslim as Pakistan on a golden plate who declared war on Indians Hindus, where over a million were slaughtered. The biggest joke by Gandhi to Indians all should spin the wheel to make Khadi threads to become an economic power. Ha ha ha ha ha. Today millions are working as slaves who send millions back to India. And guess what? Modi buys Russian S-400 Missiles for $5 billion to defend against Pakistan and China. One India a powerful country without enemies, now India has enemy self-created by Indian politicians, paid by Indians working as slaves abroad. Can you believe it? India is the only country on earth is at war, non-stop for 70 years, and going on for the next 70 years till 2147.
You need to learn history from independent source. India was powerful before Britishers came. Britishers created artificial famines in India, exploited Indians and looted worth of millions of dollars, which would be of worth trillions today. Indian historical monuments are witness to British loot, gems from the monuments were stolen away to England. Kohinoor diamond is a famous example. Indian were forced to work as slaves all over the world. Nehru and Gandhi were not honest as they are portrayed but they were far better than Britishers. India is not at any war for last 19 years. India has never been at any war longer than few months since Independence. The total period of India at war, after independence is less than any of the world wars. World war II was forced by Britishers on India. Indian soldiers were recruited by Britisher to fight their fight. Buying weapons is for defense and preparing for defense is not same as war. Even in 1980 $1 was equal to 7.89 rupees. After that 1990, India started to devalue its currency to make Indian products competitive in international market. Currency devaluation is trick used by countries to make product cheaper in foreign markets and foreign product expensive in local market. Rich people and countries always have enemies and so has India, earlier it was European countries and now Asian countries. Now instead of propagating your useless propaganda, try to ponder upon what Britishers have been doing to world for centuries. Can they be called human?
We have poors that doesn't mean we don't have intellectuals to guide .btw we already know where we are wrong,and what should we do.its just the pace of democracy holding at least half of problems
@@vikaskumarjha3118 India didn't exist as a country before the British arrived. Yes, Britain looted the Indian subcontinent but they also created the country called India. If India was a country before they arrived, can you name the president/prime minister/king of India before the British took over?
Compare with the conditions of UP labourers living in Punjab it seems they lead a better life condition regarding their home, food and other essential amenities etc.
It's no surprise that a lot of Indians go illegally but it is really heart wrenching to listen to their stories and see the way they are living. Nonetheless they chose this life.
Felt very bad about the exploitation The Government of Italy should do better to make sure right wages are paid to this workers. Why a paper trail is not kept on wages paid? It’s a bad condition, very prone to exploitation! Thanks for bringing out this condition. Great job 👍🏽
I’m Italian and Indian. Why can’t we just come together and WORK TOGETHER!!!
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My radishes come from France or Spain. Next time I eat a radish, I will remember the exploitation in Italy of Sikh labour from Punjab. I wish the workers good health, wealth and prosperity. It comes to those who work very hard for next to nothing to feed others. The Italian government should help these families to come out of the trap created by middle-men.
I appreciate you all as a hardworker, put in your heart coz' the important is you can support your needs and your living in a peaceful place with love. We don't need to be rich on earth because after all we will die our life on earth is just only a temporary life
Are you listening Story. I faced the people in Saudi Arabia 1994-2004. When I was there. God blesses and cares on all of us. Long lives with good health
When these Indians are at home they earn less than what they make in Italy..these people have consciously chosen what they are doing... In India many people want to go abroad and work there even if they have to do casual labour... Working abroad and earning dollars give a social prestige..that is why people do not hesitate from doing all these work.. So European people please do not feel bad or sad for these people...they know what they are doing and have conciously opted for it....they pay a lot of money to get Visa and somehow reach distant land...
Omg did u not hear the part that the workers made the choice to cross their borders!!! They have no jobs in India, they made the choice and are not held captive!!
When Indians can't develop their infrastructure and improve education its population will end working as slaves for others, as is happening in this case. Countries like India and in South America need to weed out corruption and focus on making their countries better so that their citizens don't end up working for others. If Italians businesses want laborers, it should be Italians working. Same with the US, Canada, and Australia.
Indians specially Punjabis have this crazy idea of working in foreign countries and making lot of money. If they are ready to work, India has lot of opportunities. Our greed is responsible for this situation.
the problem relies on people who were open to smuggling people at the first place and decide to take advantage of them later on. I hope the working environment improves and these laborers receive the compensation they deserve to receive. I hope the best for them.
Thank you DW for covering this. I don't want to call this "modern slavery" but it feels exactly like that. It seems there is a big loophole for rich, developed countries which are lacking and thus dying for cheap labors.
I am italian and i used to work for 2.5 euros per hour, 6 days a week, sometimes 7,in the kitchen, and suning summer ,i dont even want to remember how hot it was. Regardless of that ,nobody has ever Made an interview or documentary of me or the ones like me, because se are italian and not foreigners. So we dont really count as much, we wouldn't produce any audience. So please lets not talk about racism, whoever mentiones that, is or wants to be blind folded.
Italy does not have an official minimum wage. Jachi in winger about his situation - complained about having to cook his own breakfast, lunch, dinner and about only getting paid when you work.
It seems like he is doing OK in Italy better what he would have able to do in India. His son definitely will have a better future than staying in India. My only concern is that workers are not getting minimum wages as per Italian labour rules.
that would send farm owners into bankruptcy, having an employee costs employes exactly double as much as what they pay as salary, plus administration costs (a lot of documents need to be issued and these need to be prepared by an accountant). Italian laws are not at all forgiving with employers and black labour is sometimes the only way they can keep the business going. Otherwise it closes down and then no job for anyone...
don't think that the farmers owners are getting rich. All agriculture system in west europe is fucked up since we are importing so much products from ukrain and north africa. It's just impossible to pay the workers more.
This story is basically the story of any immigrant group in a foreign country. I find it disturbing this is taking place within the EU. What I don't understand is how Indians end up all the way in Italy.. It's no ex-colony nor closeby.
This guy is extremely lucky. He gets € 5.5 per hour, whereas per my calculations, he would barely get € 0.15 per hour for the same work here in India if he were lucky. I have completed my Masters in Finance from one of the top institutions and have an international degree too, yet I only get paid € 1.1 per hour, that too after applying to more than 300 jobs here. The root cause of this being overpopulation, and more supply than demand where 5000 people with advanced degrees apply for 1 position of a mediocre job needing just a bachelor's degree. You'll should cover the situation in India too where the unemployment rate is around 7%, which amounts to almost 100 million people. They themselves say that they do not want to come back here, because they know they're much better off in Italy. If it's that bad, ask them to come back to India and earn the € 0.15 per hour.
He was talking about his own work in india where he could go late or come back early if needed without losing pay. People are usually contracted for certain jobs instead hourly.
Being an Indian living in Delhi I would say this....it has become a practice first to emigrate to other countries illegally and then complain. Moreover...this is not related to any race or ethnicity. Mexicans in US, pakistanis, Indians, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans, Italians in US...every one moves to other countries hoping of a better future. The ones who r trained professinals with educational certificates do better than the ones who r not. It's in a man's nature to always want more. The positive thing abt Indians is that by nature v r not rebellious and r ready to work hard. It's only that Indians should understand that moving out illegally is wrong. I am thankful to the govt of Italy that they have not deported those Indians.
At least they are not living on social welfare, instead they are working hard and contributing to local economy. I still don't understand the hate they are getting.
Media likes people who abuse government welfare programs rather than these Punjabi sikhs who are helping economy grow and are working hard.
Actually you can't find Punjabi sikh migrants abusing local traditional or welfare money.
Because italians are jealous peoples.
@@AB-pq3oh dont blame them, blame the one that hired them.
bro they are stealing jobs 3 Euros are below their minimum wage and inspite of this they are also living their illegally which will only going to exploitation of these people by the firms.
True that no one country want to have illegal immigrants. But according to Us immigration agency there are 100 000 illegal italian immigrants only in New York. And there are more in other countries.
interestingly in Punjab they have to bring labourers from UP and Bihar to work in farms.They themselves work as Labour in other country.
Its not about working as a labourer . Its about making a good life.
Not all of them work as labourers in Western countries lol. And the ones that do work as labourers in Western countries, don’t have the capacity to hire UP/Bihari labourers in India themselves. It’s common sense.
In the UK we employ Polish seasonal agricultural worker; so Poland employes North Korean workers. Not sure it's an answer!
@@jso2073 hi sir im India
Bihari laborers work in big and rich landlords farms, these migrant Sikhs doesn't even have farms and they belongs to low poverty line. Not all Punjabi Sikhs have farms. There's a difference between migrant Sikhs and Landlord rich Sikhs
Same happens in Spain also and other european countries,and lets not forget the mexicans in the Us,that's the result of globalism,import cheap labor.
Takehiko Yamada, Japan should take Indian labor so all the Japanese can go on holiday to Rome, Paris, Hollywood. You work too hard.
@@francisgodinho9077 your comment shows what sort of person you are you people are disgusting it's useless to have a chat with you
First of all.i appreciate japanese people who working hard..you are self reliable nation..soon we also become a powerful nation..we are wealthiest..but not everyone....all the western countries act like a boss.but dont forget about looting of wealth from india once upon a time..history told our pride...
especially in gulf states
U mean "globalization"?
Grass is not greener on the other side of the fence. Home is home.
aksfilmsusa Only in America they would do better and have a good chance for a better life for themselves and their children like
millions do every year.
@@alfredvinciguerra532 and canada
@@ashutoshkumar1960 Canada is that good??
Remarkable
@@vnation4443 nope
Pretty resist
My heart breaks knowing that they have no means of income now due to Italy being ravaged by corona virus. I think they don't get government support too because they're undocumented. My prayers go out to these people.
Italy will be the next greece or even worse the next africa even north italy (the richest region) is becoming poor lot of italians goes abroad to find a normal life. Today even foreigners are escaping moreover the youngers once they get italian citizenship they leave and they are right to find work. in italy finding work was and will be difficult. When you have companies who goes in eastern europe to pay less taxes and pay low salaries, when you have stupid politicians who earns more than 16000 euros net and they dont give a f...k about their Citizens and businesses, When they do contracts jobs of one week, one month(if you are lucky)even if you work harder they will fire you, when there is no dialogue between institutions politics and moreover Citizens then is not more a democratic and normal country. When i see immigrants coming to italy i feel very sorry for them because i know 100% lot of them will do a life even worse than the slaves immigrants thinks italy is europe is a riche country everyone can have this everyone will be rich. My friends italy is no more the richer country before 2008. italy is finished forever in 10 years in italy there will be more older people than youngers. If someone wants to go to italy should know from now that some parts only some parts of north italy can find a temporary solution what i mean? I mean that you stay 10 years or more just to do your european documents and after simply leave there are no job opportunities no more. I remember before 2008 how life was good finding work was good and easy. But today is becoming very hard even for italians. If italians goes abroad to look for a job then there is a reason they are not crazy peoples who suddenly wakes up and say today i go to germany today i go to switzerland today i go to sweden today i go to uk today i go to usa to denmark ti belgium . Have a good day people and never back down.( i left italy 2 years ago and i am more than happy today) good luck.
@@viadilnasim6498 I guess italy should just auction their land to the rich people in the world. Italian weather and food is wonderful.
@@montyi8 fuck the rich foreigners italy needs to take their pride back for themselves! Back to the feudal system!
Hi
So he is a hardworking guy who tries to live a clean life..
Weet Bix That’s the Sikh community from Panjab, India.
They’re one of the most kindest, most generous and hard working people on earth.
They are fiercely independent and will not accept any government welfare even if it was offered to them.
They believe in earning their money through hard work.
Please, if you’re Italian, instead of hating them, try meeting and talking with them and you’ll realise these guys are not a liability on your economy but rather an asset.
You can find Sikhs in all fields of expertise, from lawyers and doctors to builders, plumbers etc, not to mention, the Sikh community being largely agricultural are great farmers and excellent soldiers, check out their military history.
@@k.s.104 Sikhs are mercenaries who fought along the British. Nothing special about them. They killed lot of Indians too.
Monty They were volunteer soldiers that fought and died saving a land and people foreign to them, people that had nothing to do with them, the result of the war regardless of wether or not it was an allied or axis victory wouldn’t benefit India in anyway whatsoever, that right there is what you call selfless service, something you wouldn’t know about, good day to you sir.
I have worked in Milan for a year in software industry. Never knew my Indian brothers in south of Italy were living in such conditions!
Hope the Italians treat them well. My tenure in Milan was good partly due to some amazing Italians I have met.
You are skilled ,other I advise every one not to leave india fr work .stay here
Rich people is getting richer poor is even poorer
Rich are rich because they use their brains to establish a company. Poor people are poor because they don't want to take risk or don't find other alternative to earn more money. As simple as that :-)
chirag bishnoi i know what you mean but i dare you to go and tell to their face it’s their fault 😒
Don't even make sense
Yehh, this is the outcome of so called 'trickle down economy'
Elizabeth Sotto They are far more richer than you in their back home🙏🏻
DW documentaries are so good,
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Namaste.
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Mandir wahi banayenge aur katora leke gat k samne khada hoy jayenge
@@DWDocumentary Danke DW. Können Sie bitte auch über Indien in Deutschland ein Dokumenterie hochladen?.Gibt es indische putzhilfe in Deutschland oder? . Mini jobber
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@@DWDocumentary hi
It's amazing never heard about Indians in our country, how the media works. And if you look at the comments you won't find any Italian commenting
My father's sister is a nun in italy. Im Indian
Good
Cause Italy doesn't have RUclips.
I am from north Italy, i have indian friend, he is here since 20 years, his wife first time came just 3 years ago, he had an hard and lonely life here, i have been in India to visit them one's, he managed to make a big house, his got fields animals, someone is looking after it for him, one of his son studies in India the other arrived two years ago he speaks very good italian now, and just got his driving license, i have been in India more than ones, down there many people have a big smile on their face but are really poor, while those who come here pay the price to give a better life to their family/parents in india, i have been abroad for some years in a richest nation, i can just say that the first two years it has been very hard
Cuz the media is too busy demonizing the muslims
As Italian I feel terribly sorry about it, however collecting vegetables from fields, I'm afraid, it won't turn you in a millionaire for sure. I wish all the best for this community and I hope they will be treated with all the respect they deserve. From my side, all my respect to hard workers. Il lavoro nobilita l'uomo!
Hello sir
Sikhs are one of the hardest working community on this planet. They are sincere, hard working and warriors as evident from their ranks in Indian Army. Entire nation of India is proud of our Sikh brothers and sisters. Blessed to be part of Sikh religion. Wahe Guru Ji Khalsa Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh.
@Reeha lol one is abrahamic and sikh is dharmic. There is no way they imitate islam. The ignorancy in ur statement oof
Yeah, so much respect for my Sikh Brother and Sisters
@Reeha Go see Basics of Sikhi's video on it! I am sure you will find a lot of information! One really big difference is that we are actually forbidden from eating halal meat, as it is a bujar kurehat for us (major sin). If you are wondering about that as well you can also see Basics of Sikhi's video on that as well.
God Bless all my hard working brothers from Punjab.
Bhai jab kheti badi hee karni thi toh Punjab kya bura hai. Apna desh kheti badi key chodna. Baat samajh nai aayi.
@@malebhaskar Bilkul Sahi khaa aapnay.
@@malebhaskar not everyone in Punjab has a lot of land to farm and survive on just that money considering there are also many people in one family (many factors like these). A few go abroad while the rest remain here. You sound like a very naive person.
@@Udayvir99 asking a doubt if called as naive in your language then it's your wish.
But still what is the guarentee that these people who are working on others farms are making good money and lead a happy life.
I still believe that if farming or some small job has to be done, then no need to leave our place, our motherland. At least we are with our families. So much suffering for working to others is not right
Proud indian
I hope my brother didn't loose his job after his boss saw that they were filming.Me I always buy Italian and Spanish fruits and vegetables I know my brothers are working there.Me I live in France
Sad. These people deserved more than what they are in right now. Life is not fair to all.
*Somebody is getting* rich from this.
mafia
It's funny how those mafia charges these Indians $40000 to get recruited into these jobs
the slave handlers are called snake heads.
yes... supermarkets you moron. you think farmers are getting rich? farmers cant afford to pay more anyway. not that 5€ per hour is bad anyway
@@jebise1126 please stick to our netiquette policy, thank you: p.dw.com/p/MF1G
Punjabi people are certainly better-off (financially) then the rest of India. These guys in the video are doing this back-breaking work in Italian fields not because of poverty in India but in the hope of getting a residence permit in Europe.
For example: the sikh man in the documentary says that he had to sell his family gold jewellery to get to Italy. He sold #Gold??? Really!!! That's a poor man in your opinion???
Poor people in India don't have gold. Average people do, i.e. middle-to-lower middle income group. probably he is from a lower middle class. Certainly he is no poor man. His goal is emigration. Period.
The guy said he is getting 5.5 euros per hour and works 13 hours a day. Now that's 5.5. *84.4=464.2
464.2*13=6037.6 rs a day. That means a month over 1,80,000 rs that is more income than my dad . And I m a 14 year old middle class indian boy.
Considering the fact that you have to spend way more for basic resources in italy than in India his quality of life in italy won't differ much from what he has in india. One of his main reasons to work in italy must be remittance.
+nachiket kulkarni His quality of life will still be much better than being a farmer in India. Italy has proper housing even for poor and good public transport to get aruond. I have been to india and seen farmer's life....its very sad cannot compare anything to italy's !!! They live in mudhouses on roadsides, theres shit outside, its noisy outside, its smelly outside. It sucks!!
@@jaimeperez3618 Ive heard when the Govt built housing with toilets, they rented out those houses for money and continued shitting on the roadsides and fields
@A M from where did you get this stats? Punjabis are one of the richest community in India
@@jaimeperez3618 100% right
Well I'm from Eastern India. And I only go to Italy for a nice walk in the streets of Florence. My Grand Father was also poor but Now we're at a better position in our own country. The problem with Punjabis is they don't prefer education, they can do only hard labor. People from other parts of India mostly go abroad for higher education or as Doctors, Engineers etc.
Do other Indians come back to india or I mean they are usually kicked out
In my country almost everyone fo hard labor yet we are still a rich country
They are NOT cheap labour. They are great helpers to turn out your goals. Without their skills and hard work, your mission will not be accomplished. Treat them well and help their future, too.
They are cheap labour, they are paid under the minimum italian salary while living in a place with the cost of living from italy, food clothes transport rent etc, its almost debt slavery at this point for them
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But how Italy is responsible to feed Indians. Indian government finishing cultivated lands in name of progress and new technologies, and Indian are looking for jobs in West countries. West is not responsible for jobs and quality of life. Indian should fight with Indian government for jobs rather than showing world their insecurity in other countries.
great guy fair enough. I’m western countries mostly Indians are doing jobs that are traditionally reserved for teenagers
Most Indian engineers don't have skills, so they are unemployed.
Sachin Verma no one stopping these Italian companies employing Italian workers from doing these back breaking jobs
Do you see that happening? I don't think so. How will the common man fight? Whom will he fight? The judicial system is the slowest on earth - in the meanwhile, the common man fighting against corporate greed has no - monthly unemployment benefits, no government housing, no free healthcare or education. How can such a man fight?
A reasonably-good, middle-class salaried man in India pays 30% of his income in taxes and gets squat in return. All his money for 60+ years has been squandered away by politicians in caste politics - which, even the so-called castes that they politicians claim to support, don't get.
There are 3 problems that is making lives difficult in India:
1- Overpopulation
2- Middle and lower-level government officers
3- The Bureaucracy
Politicians don't decide policies; they only direct; the policies, rules, and systems are made by the Bureaucracy who are the functioning force behind the government system. They have vested interest in keeping the system as it is.
Mandir wahi banayenge aur katora leke gat k samne khada hoy jayenge 😂
The root problem with India is *overpopulation*. A 1 child policy in India for a couple of generations would improve living standards tremendously. India is 3x smaller than the USA but has 1 billion more people.
They are production machine. They deserve it.
A worse predicament would be the aging population outstripping the work force. Lower birth rates come naturally with increased standard of living. if you artificially accelerate this process, then you run into the problem that china will have in the coming decades: a large retired population that collects pension and adds strain to the economy, and a smaller young population that cannot support that strain.
yoyo mama-
Did you know that China has planned to deploy 200,000 industrial robots per year starting 2020? The robots will replace labors. This is part of industrial 4.0, China calls that made in China 2025. This new industrial revolution will use Al, automation, computer and networking to replace human labor. China has begun layoff in Chinese industrial heartland. Being a communist country, the country offers generous severance package and unemployment benefits to displaced workers. India had missed the last 3 industrial revolutions. There are absolutely no sign that, under Modi gov, india is doing anything to join this new one.
In this new age industrial revolution, huge population is a liability, not an asset.
british looted india for 200 years
This is a simplistic argument. India is the largest country in the world by arable land, which is a more important measure of land area when counting population. It's just that India doesn't have large areas of desert/wasteland/unarable land like other countries of similar scale. Comparison with US is meaningless.
No matter Indians still most hard workers
My experience in here in Seattle Washington specially high skilled workers in Amazon headquarters
Any nationality is hard workers..it's not just India duh😏😏😏😏
All cultures are hard workers and smart in their own ways.
when did you come from India?
can you speak English -- hardworking guru!
Great
Just THINK about it: If they are able to pay minimum wages, then why the hell would they hire Indians?
Cheap labour is the point of it ALL !
Punjabi's are the most hard working dedicated people in the world. And they are born cultivators, working in a farm is close to their heart.
Sikh community is great. They work hard day and night to raise their families be it Italy or any other country in this world. Proud of you guys.
GREAT
Everyone is working hard for living, don't brag.
@@sharuk98ala LOL even though i am a Punjabi myself but I agree with you on this
You praising about your own community and literally showering praises on you as well .😂
I love DW documentaries.
Shameful conditions!!! I have to admit as an Italian citizen!!! We need a minimum salary in Italy
Bienvenuti al coruna virus
minimum wage will increase youth unemployment rate
No, the illegal immigrants accept lower salaries so that the agribusinesses prefer them instead of hiring unemployed native Italians.
That guys wearing a New Zealand vs France 1986 test match t - shirt. Strange, and oddly interesting.
Eye opening, never heard of Indians in Italy working as a farmers, there is absolutely nothing wrong with being a farmer, my father is a farmer too.
But it's sad that they are being exploited. And they are not even able to visit their loved ones back home.
I have an Indian fiance and he always talk about Indian people living on Europe.
I think I should share this video to him.
kinda funny, sikhs hae been cultivating for years, the first large scale indian migration to the us was actually sikhs and other uttarpradesh people who went to Cali to work in central valley, they often bcuz they weren't allowed to bring family over, intermarried with Mexican women and laborers, creating punjabi mexicn blended families in California
ZERO sympathies, these Sikhs entered Europe illegally and their acceptance of lower wages means that they're preferred as workers to the local villagers. (Southern Italy has a high level of unemployment.) They're also culturally and religiously incompatible with the Italians.
Bro these indians not trapped they r living better life than most of the farmers and labourers in india so dont think negative appriciate wht u have. U drive a 4 wheeler to go to work not even 90% graduates form india who work at factorys can own 4 wheeler
so polluting environment.. why can't you think simple living high thinking.
@@countryfirst6472 it's not about pollution he says they can't afford
The ineffective Indian Government failure to provide jobs for her people cause them to find work outside of India.
Respect and best wishes to these hard working people.
What lovely, hardworking people. I wish I could help them.
Yes
Just give them respect .. treat them has humans .. they will be the best people to ur country .. Sikhs are most freindly and fun loving people in India
Hello sir I am from pakistan and I want to an agriculture visa plz help me
the fact that this is happening in "developed countries" shows how much worse it is in countries like India. I still don't understand how this exploitation could be public knowledge but at the same time there being no attempt to resolve it.
It's a crime in india.
My friend we as Indians put into extreme poverty by Europeans. If u know Indian history, it is mother of all civilisations.
Read the link
www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/indepth/opinion/britain-stole-45-trillion-india-181206124830851.html
@@krantikoganti
I say socialism did far more to put Indians in (extreme) poverty than the British.
Bro, it’s Italy. They’re most corrupted Western European country out there
What a stupid logic!
Life here is definitely better than back home , else they would have gone long ago . The lure of anything ' foreign ' is very strong .
The state of Punjab is really having this problem; there are just too many immigration agents who are fake and get people into trouble. Another state in India that has this problem is Kerala; but that's more towards Gulf countries, where people's passports are taken and made to do slave labor.
@@utkarshg.bharti9714 Kerala is not having real problem I have visited but I guess the problem is more in Punjab
@@aintyours7470Kerala people don't do labour works they always in hotel business
ohhh love these people from india.
This story and movie “13 years a slave” are no different. Unfortunately Europeans do take advantage of the rest of world to enjoy their luxury.
I thought it was 12yr
@MrFalcon2001 Ahh, No!
I saw thousands of Bangladeshis near termini , Rome and I was astonished .
Those bengalis at the Roma termini have been there for a long long time.
I've also farmed in Italy, the work was tough but the pay was high, and I'm grateful
Tnxx Italy
@Zceve40 maybe compared to her country
Our (Indian) society needs to change, we need to stop treating people going abroad as heroes. We hear similar storylines in Arab as well, family members put pressure on Indian government to bring their family members back.
The Indians working in Arab countries are there legally, so the Indian government could help them. That's not the case with these Punjabis, they're in Italy illegally and the Indian government can't be seen as supporting illegal immigration.
The Sikhs are very good people...very hard working too..also very very helpful people
Yes u right....thanx 💕
I like them
Are the trust worthy ?
@@jennifergraham9609No. They're infamous for having the highest rate of female foeticide in India.
I am very thankful for those labors for my daily foods, my fruits and fresh veges:D
Thanks. By the way we Indians are also cleaning houses of Europeans.
The abuse of vulnerable people treating them like slaves to satisfy the corporate greed is do outrageous that it's difficult to watch this video
gourmet cavewoman
Stop buying Italian produce
True, but at times I think why dont they fix their own country.. oh yeah they are so prejudice against each other and have s caste system in India. Go visit there and find out...
ReCycle Spinning that's a Hindu thing not everybody
@@chrisbennett606 wow bring religion into this. . great
@@recyclespinning9839 their country is fixing itself. No one asked them to leave .
Atleast theyre working not being a homeless or begging for money , big applause for them
As if it the norm
Wow 😮
Greed has devoured humanity 🙏🏽
I like to work Italy agriculture. I have passport I have email address I give mohsinmollao3390
Thanks
Come back to INDIA.. you could lead happy life here... Good luck to your future
@Jackpot yes India is a largest density populated country. So job opportunity just like impossible . Indian govt only think about 👪
@The Seeker joker, people have them high dream about Europe , people you experience Europe only what it is. India 101% better option for anyone.
@Jackpot You don't know what you talking about.
@The Seeker no they are not .they think they can make legal 15 euro per HR wagge there.so they get trapped hahaha .I spit on Italy hahaahau
@Jackpot hahahah fake media story about India haha we heard a lot
...and they are indians who heads the biggest companies and highest salaries in this world.
They are just 0.1 percent of Indian population.
So ? A lot of nations have wealthy citizens of all cultures
@sudhakaran nair
1st in poverty.
1.1 billion under $5.50/day
@@MelaniaRose Do Indians also clean private houses in Europe?
Unemployment is now a big problem in India like other developing countries....I think they are lucky to have work or settle in european countries . Respect all hardworking peoples because they are Human first.
Baljinder Singh if there is a labor shortage it should be filled. That being said, western nation economies run on inequality and human rights violations. Therefore in order to continue this type of prosperity, rights have to be violated.
Hiii
U r from italy
From Europe to Canada I find people from India are great to be with
Also I love their food and roty👍😀🇨🇦
anonymous well what's stopping Indians paying Indian workers decent money
I hear they take the piss in Africa as well
But in India too , rich Indians pay in same manner to their workers.. but it's business, but when this happens to indians in foreign countries, it's anti humanitarian..WHY???
great guy because the journalists make money out of this, so it’s also business...
Very clear reporting... DW is so different. Keep it up.
مرحبا
Their children will hopefully appreciate.
As mentioned in video caption
3£ per hour & 14 hour work
3£×14=42£
42£×exchange rate of India=3,364
this means they are earning
3Thousand 3Hundered Sixtyfour
Indian currency Daily.
So good
3 euro is really low brother.if they have contracts it must be 5 euro and above an hour.but part timer without contract must be 10 euro an hour.difficult works must have higher salary too
but they have expenses in Italy than in india so that wage is actually low....
To run three peoples family he needed to spend atlist 15€ per day..rent other expenses separate. I dont how these guys are managing
kmdshabbir It depends. In the North is expensive, not in the South.
And his wife and children in Italy.u mean he will import his essentials from Indian markets? Hmmm .great.
That's really interesting... To know what's going on here in Italy, I have to see a documentary about Italy made in other countries.
And We are fighting neighbors , just look at these people.
God bless our Indian brothers abroad sacrifices their life for their kids🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Salute to their hard work
Man this just makes me appreciate what god gives me. Need to practice more gratitude in life
Nothing surperised, I have seen such exploitation in Germany as well.
What kind of exploitation?.
This message is to all Indians who were fooled by Nehru & Gandhi blaming the British Raj as the enemy who has enslaved Indians and looted India. That was the biggest lies concocted first by the Congress Party, then by Nehru supported by Gandhi. Under British Raj, India was the most powerful nation on Earth. Yes, what made India powerful before 1947? Indian Rupee was at Par with the US dollar. Indians could buy $1 for Rs..2.30 pice/paisa. No Indians worked as slaves in the Arab Gulf, Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait or in Saudi. When Britain kicked out by the Nehru Raj on August 15, 1947, the next day, the whole Indian economy and the Rupee collapsed. The final blow came to all Indians who were employed by British/US companies Nehru asked all White Managers and owners to get out, no compensation paid, not even one rupee, taken by force, and handed to Nehru's friends. By end of August 30, 1947, the Indian was not worth the paper it was printed. $1 was sold at Rs. 15, and within a year Rs 30 would buy $1 dollar. Those who wanted to go abroad were allowed to buy only $7. Secondly, the biggest mistake by Nehru and Gandhi was to divide part of India to give to Muslim as Pakistan on a golden plate who declared war on Indians Hindus, where over a million were slaughtered. The biggest joke by Gandhi to Indians all should spin the wheel to make Khadi threads to become an economic power. Ha ha ha ha ha. Today millions are working as slaves who send millions back to India. And guess what? Modi buys Russian S-400 Missiles for $5 billion to defend against Pakistan and China. One India a powerful country without enemies, now India has enemy self-created by Indian politicians, paid by Indians working as slaves abroad. Can you believe it? India is the only country on earth is at war, non-stop for 70 years, and going on for the next 70 years till 2147.
You need to learn history from independent source. India was powerful before Britishers came. Britishers created artificial famines in India, exploited Indians and looted worth of millions of dollars, which would be of worth trillions today. Indian historical monuments are witness to British loot, gems from the monuments were stolen away to England. Kohinoor diamond is a famous example. Indian were forced to work as slaves all over the world. Nehru and Gandhi were not honest as they are portrayed but they were far better than Britishers. India is not at any war for last 19 years. India has never been at any war longer than few months since Independence. The total period of India at war, after independence is less than any of the world wars. World war II was forced by Britishers on India. Indian soldiers were recruited by Britisher to fight their fight. Buying weapons is for defense and preparing for defense is not same as war. Even in 1980 $1 was equal to 7.89 rupees. After that 1990, India started to devalue its currency to make Indian products competitive in international market. Currency devaluation is trick used by countries to make product cheaper in foreign markets and foreign product expensive in local market. Rich people and countries always have enemies and so has India, earlier it was European countries and now Asian countries. Now instead of propagating your useless propaganda, try to ponder upon what Britishers have been doing to world for centuries. Can they be called human?
Well China and Pakistan cannot be trusted no wonder why they have disputes with all of their neighboring countries
We have poors that doesn't mean we don't have intellectuals to guide .btw we already know where we are wrong,and what should we do.its just the pace of democracy holding at least half of problems
Who told you to bitch around.i don't know which nation you from but I am sure you are not proud of it.
@@vikaskumarjha3118 India didn't exist as a country before the British arrived. Yes, Britain looted the Indian subcontinent but they also created the country called India. If India was a country before they arrived, can you name the president/prime minister/king of India before the British took over?
Thanks a lot to DW for revealing discreet state of affairs.
Thank you for your comment. We are happy that you liked the documentary!
Thanks for this video
The whole currupt system is falling apart today.
The people of Italy are very good I love them all❤ (From Dhaka 🇧🇩)
Compare with the conditions of UP labourers living in Punjab it seems they lead a better life condition regarding their home, food and other essential amenities etc.
It's no surprise that a lot of Indians go illegally but it is really heart wrenching to listen to their stories and see the way they are living. Nonetheless they chose this life.
Felt very bad about the exploitation The Government of Italy should do better to make sure right wages are paid to this workers. Why a paper trail is not kept on wages paid? It’s a bad condition, very prone to exploitation! Thanks for bringing out this condition. Great job 👍🏽
And they say capitalism is what the world needs😂
I’m Italian and Indian. Why can’t we just come together and WORK TOGETHER!!!
My radishes come from France or Spain. Next time I eat a radish, I will remember the exploitation in Italy of Sikh labour from Punjab. I wish the workers good health, wealth and prosperity. It comes to those who work very hard for next to nothing to feed others. The Italian government should help these families to come out of the trap created by middle-men.
Harbajan Chadha-Boreham The Italian government should deport these illegal migrants back to their sh*t hole country India.
actually there is the same thing in Spain with oranges (mostly african workers but not clandestine). I don't know for France
I appreciate you all as a hardworker, put in your heart coz' the important is you can support your needs and your living in a peaceful place with love. We don't need to be rich on earth because after all we will die our life on earth is just only a temporary life
Thank you very much dear. Really You are a golden heart girl.. I love gesture
Are you listening Story. I faced the people in Saudi Arabia 1994-2004. When I was there.
God blesses and cares on all of us. Long lives with good health
When these Indians are at home they earn less than what they make in Italy..these people have consciously chosen what they are doing...
In India many people want to go abroad and work there even if they have to do casual labour...
Working abroad and earning dollars give a social prestige..that is why people do not hesitate from doing all these work..
So European people please do not feel bad or sad for these people...they know what they are doing and have conciously opted for it....they pay a lot of money to get Visa and somehow reach distant land...
first....world slavery
they are begging to be slaves there, becouse is better than be free in Punjab
Omg did u not hear the part that the workers made the choice to cross their borders!!! They have no jobs in India, they made the choice and are not held captive!!
@@lisamaria661 there r job in india ..But they think they get more money and luxurious life if they leave india ...
You really don't know what you're talking.
When Indians can't develop their infrastructure and improve education its population will end working as slaves for others, as is happening in this case. Countries like India and in South America need to weed out corruption and focus on making their countries better so that their citizens don't end up working for others. If Italians businesses want laborers, it should be Italians working. Same with the US, Canada, and Australia.
I know indian are hard workers
Hussein Hussein Barre I agree👍
@Joey Fatso why are you getting so worked up?
Hussein Hussein Barre they are Punjabi’s..
@@florencefazzini2544 where are you from
@Adam LB
Same with African
Indians specially Punjabis have this crazy idea of working in foreign countries and making lot of money. If they are ready to work, India has lot of opportunities. Our greed is responsible for this situation.
when people start to fear the journalism then it become a real journalism
I think this is what a real journalism is where truth is victory
Great job DW,true journalism
In California it is Mexicans. What is the problem? People have to work and people have to eat.
Nothing is wrong in doing work and Earn money, good job bros
Their hard work should paid worth
THey are lowering wages and standards for others. THats what is wrong.
the problem relies on people who were open to smuggling people at the first place and decide to take advantage of them later on. I hope the working environment improves and these laborers receive the compensation they deserve to receive. I hope the best for them.
Thank you DW for covering this. I don't want to call this "modern slavery" but it feels exactly like that. It seems there is a big loophole for rich, developed countries which are lacking and thus dying for cheap labors.
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.
5 Euros per day? I think you can earn in the same range in India also. Yes, there will be greater competition for work but still you will be home.
Nice documentary...never heard about it.
I am italian and i used to work for 2.5 euros per hour, 6 days a week, sometimes 7,in the kitchen, and suning summer ,i dont even want to remember how hot it was. Regardless of that ,nobody has ever Made an interview or documentary of me or the ones like me, because se are italian and not foreigners. So we dont really count as much, we wouldn't produce any audience. So please lets not talk about racism, whoever mentiones that, is or wants to be blind folded.
Sorry, i forgot to mention that a nornal working day in the kitchen goes from 12 to 15 hours
Oh, indian law is everywhere
good stuff. so glad I discovered DW.
Thanks for making this video
Italy does not have an official minimum wage.
Jachi in winger about his situation - complained about having to cook his own breakfast, lunch, dinner and about only getting paid when you work.
It seems like he is doing OK in Italy better what he would have able to do in India. His son definitely will have a better future than staying in India. My only concern is that workers are not getting minimum wages as per Italian labour rules.
Who is here after coronavirus?
we! Stay safe, stay tuned ! Best wishes
Me 😂
May i have opportunity to work in Italy... however corona virus spreading in world wide...?
I am requesting Italy guys, please help him so that all worker get proper wages and documents as well.
that would send farm owners into bankruptcy, having an employee costs employes exactly double as much as what they pay as salary, plus administration costs (a lot of documents need to be issued and these need to be prepared by an accountant). Italian laws are not at all forgiving with employers and black labour is sometimes the only way they can keep the business going. Otherwise it closes down and then no job for anyone...
don't think that the farmers owners are getting rich. All agriculture system in west europe is fucked up since we are importing so much products from ukrain and north africa. It's just impossible to pay the workers more.
They prefer slavery in Italy over returning to their native country. Speaks volumes about the economy and political conditions in the latter.
God is just and will not forget all their hardwork. A feast is awaiting them in heaven
You'd be so disappointed when you someday realize that there is no sky daddy
This story is basically the story of any immigrant group in a foreign country. I find it disturbing this is taking place within the EU. What I don't understand is how Indians end up all the way in Italy.. It's no ex-colony nor closeby.
Well you forgot about the Gypsies lol.
No one hold them there, their choice , there is a lot of space in India for them.
You cant leave when you owe thousands to human traffickers
They are illigal the lady says .. "fake papers " and they are the one exploited ... How ? It's god's grace they are not in jail or deported
DW is a journalism !
Why Iam I not surprised??
This guy is extremely lucky. He gets € 5.5 per hour, whereas per my calculations, he would barely get € 0.15 per hour for the same work here in India if he were lucky.
I have completed my Masters in Finance from one of the top institutions and have an international degree too, yet I only get paid € 1.1 per hour, that too after applying to more than 300 jobs here. The root cause of this being overpopulation, and more supply than demand where 5000 people with advanced degrees apply for 1 position of a mediocre job needing just a bachelor's degree.
You'll should cover the situation in India too where the unemployment rate is around 7%, which amounts to almost 100 million people.
They themselves say that they do not want to come back here, because they know they're much better off in Italy. If it's that bad, ask them to come back to India and earn the € 0.15 per hour.
But with $5.5 you can‘t buy shit in italy but you can live with $0.15 in india.
Italy want $1000 to rent a room.
In India you have to pay just 10%
"Here you're only paid if you work ...."
lol .... yeah?
probably a mistranslation
He was talking about his own work in india where he could go late or come back early if needed without losing pay. People are usually contracted for certain jobs instead hourly.
He means hardwork. In india he was having a business so need to work just managae.
hahaha lol he said it differently in punjabi, when translated to english it sounds dumb. they shouldve gotten better translaters
Meaning that if you get sick and can't work that day, you won't get paid. There is no welfare system when one is an illegal.
Being an Indian living in Delhi I would say this....it has become a practice first to emigrate to other countries illegally and then complain. Moreover...this is not related to any race or ethnicity. Mexicans in US, pakistanis, Indians, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans, Italians in US...every one moves to other countries hoping of a better future. The ones who r trained professinals with educational certificates do better than the ones who r not. It's in a man's nature to always want more. The positive thing abt Indians is that by nature v r not rebellious and r ready to work hard. It's only that Indians should understand that moving out illegally is wrong. I am thankful to the govt of Italy that they have not deported those Indians.
time to come back, and take pride in taking the Country forward too!
exactly now we have Modi induced acche din
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