Foreign workers building the US consulate in Milan sign deals for a record $35 million payout
Summary
More than 60 laborers, mostly from India, who said they were exploited while building the new U.S. consulate in Milan signed deals on Wednesday for a share of a nearly $35 million settlement with Alabama-based Caddell Construction, the LA Times reported. Prosecutors say the settlement is the largest ever for labor exploitation in Europe, according to Fortune.
Latest: Prosecutors said the nearly $35 million settlement with Alabama-based Caddell Construction, signed by more than 60 laborers who said they were exploited, is the largest ever for labor exploitation in Europe.
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How it unfolded
Thursday 8 October
Prosecutors said the nearly $35 million settlement with Alabama-based Caddell Construction, signed by more than 60 laborers who said they were exploited, is the largest ever for labor exploitation in Europe.
Wednesday 7 October
Foreign workers building the new U.S. consulate in Milan signed agreements securing payouts for alleged labor abuses.
- 20:57LA TimesWorkers building U.S. Consulate in Milan sign deals for record payout
- 16:27The Philadelphia InquirerWorkers allegedly exploited while building US consulate in Milan sign deals for record payout
- 16:18The Philadelphia InquirerWorkers allegedly exploited while building new US consulate in Milan sign deals for record payout
- 14:39The Philadelphia InquirerForeign workers building US consulate in Milan sign compensation deals over alleged abuses