Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMigrants workers and their bicycles are seen at the fields of Bella Farnia near the coastal city of Sabaudia, south of Rome (AFP/Getty)Four migrant farm workers were burned alive in a minivan in Amendolara, Calabria, Italy, an attack captured on surveillance camera. Italian police have arrested two Pakistani nationals in connection with the incident, which Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned as a "horrific murder." The sole survivor, Taj Mohammad Alamyar, an Afghan national, escaped through the boot after the vehicle was doused with petrol and set alight. The victims, three Afghans and one Pakistani, had reportedly argued over unpaid wages, having not received payment since 20 April for their fruit-picking work. The public prosecutor leading the investigation stated he had "never seen such cruelty" in 30 years, highlighting the ongoing issue of labour exploitation among migrant workers in Italy. In fullMeloni vows justice over ‘horrific murder’ of four migrants burned alive in minivanThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Four migrant farm workers burned alive in minivan in Italy
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMigrants workers and their bicycles are seen at the fields of Bella Farnia near the coastal city of Sabaudia, south of Rome (AFP/Getty)Four migrant farm workers were burned alive in a minivan in Amendolara, Calabria, Italy, an attack captured on surveillance camera. Italian police have arrested two Pakistani nationals in connection with the incident, which Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned as a "horrific murder." The sole survivor, Taj Mohammad Alamyar, an Afghan national, escaped through the boot after the vehicle was doused with petrol and set alight. The victims, three Afghans and one Pakistani, had reportedly argued over unpaid wages, having not received payment since 20 April for their fruit-picking work. The public prosecutor leading the investigation stated he had "never seen such cruelty" in 30 years, highlighting the ongoing issue of labour exploitation among migrant workers in Italy. In fullMeloni vows justice over ‘horrific murder’ of four migrants burned alive in minivanThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
