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In Italy, two farms have been closed down where more than 30 harvest workers from India were kept under slave-like conditions. At the same time, investigators near the northern Italian city of Verona confiscated assets totalling almost €500,000 ($545,624), according to the judiciary. The two owners – also from India – are under investigation. According to the authorities, the two men had lured a total of 33 compatriots from their home country to Italy with the promise of good wages and better living conditions. However, the harvest workers had to pay €17,000 to enter the country and obtain a s…

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