I agree with you generally, but unfortunately even in Italy there are plenty of slave-like situations in agriculture. Just recently there has been the case of Satnam Singh, and many before in the tomato industry.
Yes, I agree. It’s far from being perfect anywhere. I’d just say we shouldn’t generalize. One thing we need is more transparency in our global supply chain I guess.
Unfortunately, this is Europe-wide and beyond. E.g. in Germany, you then have workers from countries such as Romania etc. Many farmers growing veggies can’t afford just paying local people doing the work, even if they wish. Unless people will begin valuing food more again and pay the actual price needed to cover the expences that situation won’t change, but I guess most would just go for cheaper products, spend the money on consumer goods, the next holiday, or simply don’t have enough themselves once the rent is paid.
Adding to that, being a farmer isn’t really a valued job in society. I mean just compare salaries of someone working in IT with someone working on a veggie farm. Says everything. Question is just which of both is more important to survive.
This is about products from China, produced with forced labour in China, wrongfully labeled as ‘Italian’.
And, yes, the conditions in the agri-sector might be bad, they must be improved, which is another reason why we need more transparency in supply chains.
I agree with you generally, but unfortunately even in Italy there are plenty of slave-like situations in agriculture. Just recently there has been the case of Satnam Singh, and many before in the tomato industry.
Yes, I agree. It’s far from being perfect anywhere. I’d just say we shouldn’t generalize. One thing we need is more transparency in our global supply chain I guess.
Unfortunately, this is Europe-wide and beyond. E.g. in Germany, you then have workers from countries such as Romania etc. Many farmers growing veggies can’t afford just paying local people doing the work, even if they wish. Unless people will begin valuing food more again and pay the actual price needed to cover the expences that situation won’t change, but I guess most would just go for cheaper products, spend the money on consumer goods, the next holiday, or simply don’t have enough themselves once the rent is paid.
Adding to that, being a farmer isn’t really a valued job in society. I mean just compare salaries of someone working in IT with someone working on a veggie farm. Says everything. Question is just which of both is more important to survive.
This is about products from China, produced with forced labour in China, wrongfully labeled as ‘Italian’.
And, yes, the conditions in the agri-sector might be bad, they must be improved, which is another reason why we need more transparency in supply chains.