Milan, 6 July (LaPresse) – Ulas Demir, the manager of Caddell Construction who is under investigation by the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office into the exploitation of Indian labourers paid 2 euros an hour at the construction site of the new US Consulate in Piazzale Accursio, remains in custody. The judges of the Review Court (panel: Galli, Ambrosino and Recaneschi) have rejected the appeal lodged by the defence team of the 47-year-old Turkish national, who was arrested at the end of May at Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport after purchasing a flight to Istanbul the day after the emergency judicial control order was issued against the American construction company. The man is under investigation by public prosecutors Paolo Storari and Mauro Clerici on suspicion of aggravated labour trafficking involving at least 34 workers who were allegedly threatened with ‘being sent back to India’ if they resisted the ‘exploitation’. These allegations include the “blatant and repeated violation” of regulations on working hours, rest periods, weekly rest and wages below the “poverty line” and lower than those set by collective bargaining agreements.
Illegal labour practices: exploitation at US Consulate building site; Turkish manager remains in custody
Milan, 6 July (LaPresse) – Ulas Demir, the manager of Caddell Construction who is under investigation by the Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office into the exploitation of Indian labourers paid 2 euros an hour at the construction site of the new US Consulate in Piazzale Accursio, remains in custody. The judges of the Review Court (panel: Galli, Ambrosino and Recaneschi) have rejected the appeal lodged by the defence team of the 47-year-old Turkish national, who was arrested at the end of May at Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport after purchasing a flight to Istanbul the day after the emergency judicial control order was issued against the American construction company. The man is under investigation by public prosecutors Paolo Storari and Mauro Clerici on suspicion of aggravated labour trafficking involving at least 34 workers who were allegedly threatened with ‘being sent back to India’ if they resisted the ‘exploitation’. These allegations include the “blatant and repeated violation” of regulations on working hours, rest periods, weekly rest and wages below the “poverty line” and lower than those set by collective bargaining agreements.
