Italy's Sikh Slaves | People and Power

The vast agricultural plains of the Agro-Pontino in central Italy is now one of the country's main areas of food production.
Yet it was not always the case.
This 100 mile-long stretch of land facing the Tyrrhenian Sea was marshland until a century ago when fascist dictator Benito Mussolini organised a mass migration from northern Italy to drain the swamps and turn them into fertile farmland.
But many of those who live today are not Italian, they are Indian - at least 11,000 of them, and possibly up to four times more.
Mostly Sikhs from Punjab in northern India, they are economic migrants who have come here to work in local farms and send money home to give their families a better life.
Some manage to do just that. But for many others, their dreams are crushed.
Instead, they face abuse and exploitation from both profit-driven agri-businesses and organised crime - labouring for pitiful wages, often without official documentation, and trapped in a system from which there is no escape.
Filmmakers Alessandro Righi and Emanuele Piano went to investigate for People & Power.
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[@southindianinstitueieltsro4913]

Maybe Al Jazeera needs to look in their own backyard first (Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain) and see real slaves from India, Philipines, Bangladesh, etc

[@danjerusalem8792]

teddymax exactly

[@rohannair9945]

Very true but this channel is owned by Qatar

[@bruceparker6142]

That's what CNN, BBC and Fix is for.

[@harmoneyreilly4225]

Yes agree 💯

[@abdulmajidabdirahman3888]

They already did , if you did a simple search you will find that they do documentaries on those countries also.

[@deepaksarda2000]

My wife's cousin returned from Italy without getting months of wages, later on he moved to Canada after running shop and driving taxi in India for few years. With the grace of God he is settled

[@SS-sy4qw]

In India you'd never hear Sikhs and poor in the same sentence. They are the most successful community and do so much for the poor. So proud of the Sikh community in India. Respect guys.

[@ss-cw6he]

There are Sikhs who sell knifes and even food at stalls

[@Siddharth1012]

@@ss-cw6he also who repair locks and open locks etc -sikhligar Still among all sikh are great people

[@ss-cw6he]

@@Siddharth1012 yah but not most successful

[@Siddharth1012]

@@ss-cw6he rit bro, nobody can claim for any particular community's success etc. Log bht high level p bhi h, log bht down level o bhi

[@King-vo7vm]

Watch Dalit sikhs.... You will know

[@achulettaaquilo9392]

But you wouldn’t investigate the poor living conditions and long working hours in the sun in Qatar

[@rext8949]

That's selective hypocrisy...

[@arfanmahmood499]

The condition in are bad or not. But the condition here in Italy can not be justified by this dirty game of pointing. We all are humans and we should go against this type of exploitations, collectively.

[@nreworld]

Silent on in Arab migrants .. selected story...

[@leoncamel4153]

Italy did not the job on investigating on these people, ty Qatar !!!!

[@royceroman5831]

Al-Hypocrite scared of their Arab masters.

[@thebrainhacker4486]

as a south indian.. sikh people r the best in india.. they will never discriminate u or beat u based on ur religion.. having a sikh collage friend is one of the best thing

[@powerstrike2904]

@mehmood mayet that is a failed propaganda aided by foreigners and Pakistan because they envy

[@rajuchacha132]

@simple life ..for info just 20 percent of Indian army are sikhs though they are 2 percent of population ......check on Google's...

[@osmankhan1244]

My primary school to my university degree I had sikh friends for life they are the best people

[@anzilakumar139]

There r all kinds of ppl in every community, group or sansthaa. Samaaj. U haven't come across a chaalak or bad one yet. Overseas more of this kind.

[@shamanthjilla]

LOL you have no idea

[@warralvan1552]

You guys should also do an investigative documentary on Indian Labours in the Middle East

[@qk8171]

No they will not do that Why will qatar expose itself

[@warralvan1552]

@@qk8171 Thats the reason i mentioned the middle east 😉

[@gurbaazsingh9353]

They already have

[@MrMannyhw]

Not slave labor. Just working abroad. Lots of Indians and Philippinos working in Saudi and many of them have kids while they working there.

[@jinxabyss1484]

@@warralvan1552 show your genocide in Kashmir

[@user-qc9rq3vb2z]

Sikh Soldiers have helped us Bangladeshi in our liberation war, this is very painful for me to see.

[@npbains]

@Real Tarzan Indian army trained Mukti Vahani. Responsibility to train them was on Shubegh Singh. He started to train them in 1969

[@alwinkaur4934]

@@npbains Subegh Singh was a hero of that war but unfortunately he was killed by Indian Government of that time

[@npbains]

@@alwinkaur4934 Delhi always betrayed Sikhs instead giving him credit by making army cheif Indira court marshal him just put a charge of Rs 1800 missing funds.

[@npbains]

@Arihan Gupta Assamese, Tamilian and Bihiris is a race like we as Punjabis are Punjabi Indian and Punjabi Pakistanis but as A Sikh it is a religion.

[@npbains]

@Akar Acharya that's why ISI captured Bengali leaders in Agartalla conspiracy in 1969 and blamed him to taking help from India. and mind your language I am not your son

[@bigbite9804]

People who live abroad only understand this such kind of pain..

[@Alex-ll3ig]

Some people work like this in their own country.

[@bigbite9804]

@@Alex-ll3ig Not just a few people.Millions of people working in poor condition and have very low wages and many problems that they are facing in daily life. But how things will change how a common man lives a peaceful life. Governments are only making promises. By the way promises never come true😐

[@ganeshshenoy2615]

@Dan Peds agreed

[@sukibattu3028]

Dont understand logic off your comment. People have been emigrating for centuries . Europeans going to Australia, America and Canada and then Indians going to Europe and Australia and America and Canada and most doing well. If their country is great then why move to a foreign country to suffer the "pain" ?They are going of their own choice. Nobody forcing them .

[@KM-leons]

Conditions of workers in Arab countries is beyond description.

[@arifali6762]

So sad but why do they keep coming? Who and why helps them migrate like this? Suicidal part is the most painful. Sikhs are very hardworking and honest people. Globally they help humanity in various aspects. They deserve better life.

[@regenerator4805]

@Leonard Carr who said that idiot !!!! the most rich Sikhs are living in Dubai !!! my direct boss he is Sikhs and they have very strong community in Dubai and their own temples but this the problem of being Radical like you they you speak regarding your hate not regarding the reality !!!

[@yashvardhanojha6796]

They pay hefty amts to smugglers

[@balvindergill8744]

There are no jobs on I dis amd even fewer for Sikhs. India’s right wing government had an agenda of Hindutiva, Hindi and Hinduism. They wants to get rid of Sikhs and destroy the Sikh tradition. Agriculture was the main occupation, now that is on its last legs - being privatised and given to 2 billionaires: Ambani and Adani. Soon Sikh people will only exist outside of India and will not be found in India at the rate things are going in 2021. Already ithe RSS who wants to Hinduise everyone has destroyed 4 Sikh Gurdwaras and altered many Sikh books, j clouding Sikh history, has started to destroy the Punjabi language .....

[@yash-lu7qp]

@@balvindergill8744 It breaks my heart to see what happened to our Sikh comrades at Delhi border. More power to you. ~Son of a farmer from UP

[@HNCTECH]

Colonialism is not an act, it's an ideology, and it's alive.

[@jailtonnascimento5217]

What does colonialism have to do with it? Worker exploitation happens in most countries, no matter if it is developed or underdeveloped.

[@jailtonnascimento5217]

@daton Jeona you have to look it up on Google, what the word "colonisation" means, because your comment doesn't make any sense.

[@jailtonnascimento5217]

@opinions opinions their situation has nothing to do with the British colonization. In many aspects they were worse off before it. Actually, the British Empire allowed millions of Indians to resettle in most of its former colonies, which is a very positive thing. Migrations are part of human history, and yes, we live in a more interconnected world, making it easier to migrations to go farther.

[@littlegothgirl8869]

@@jailtonnascimento5217 are you suggesting that british colonization was GOOD for Indians?

[@jailtonnascimento5217]

@@littlegothgirl8869 it is not my suggestion or opinion, it is documented evidence. Google it, do your research, and you will find it, even coming from the Indians themselves.

[@pablobenz7734]

I love my Sikhs brothers . Greetings from Chicago!!! ♥️

[@butterchicken3188]

Where is Chicago? Which country?

[@babagandu]

¡Viva Mexico!

[@santhosh_prem]

This is pure exploitation, not slavery. Choice of words is crucially important

[@EmpressKadesh]

Because they are fed just enough to keep working they are not slaves?

[@camerontaylor7471]

It’s LIKE slavery... we all under stand there is a difference... but none the less the intention to dominate and control and exploit the labor of the body of a man is still ever present...

[@JaspreetSingh-ko4ed]

Sikhs,one of best and bravest martial religion has come to the point where they’re called slaves

[@martylucas827]

The same happened to Dalits also...now it's sikh...next someday must be you

[@martylucas827]

@Yanushka Gunawardena they were descents of Ravana s kingdom.. martial race...vibishan betrayed us for the throne

[@martylucas827]

@Yanushka Gunawardena ASURA : TALE OF THE Vanquished

[@martylucas827]

@Yanushka Gunawardena 28000 Brahmins warrior were slaughtered by 500 mens of Mahar Dalits for the freedom of their people...which still inspired many of Dalits world wide

[@martylucas827]

@Yanushka Gunawardena what is caste

[@Sikhbuddy007]

Same story in Spain, and so on many other countries. These companies always make some indian supervisor and that supervisor will exploits other Poor Indian workers working under them.

[@lorrainechinn8240]

I see that happening in the Arabic country I work in.. Especially the building industry.. Foreman takes his cut and then gives the peanuts to the true workers.. It's sad and disgusting.

[@muhammadmohaiminulislam7189]

@@lorrainechinn8240 (Considering situation in Bangladesh)Local "dealers" who send them and get them to the job, often sell them instead, make an unfair deal with the employer and bag a huge amount from the employer. Employer tries to get most out of workers as of the deal (which workers themselves are unaware of).. Dealers make a huge amount instead of the workers. The situatio is much different for the workers who go there through legal, authorised dealers ...

[@da8wonder]

Happens for big corporate companies also, look at Google, Microsoft, mastercard.

[@MAC-vi7fy]

At the end of the day. Both benefit. India receives 80 billion dollars of remittances

[@abbad707]

Lorraine Chinn I guess so.

[@tirathsinghc]

Italians haven't learnt anything from how they were treated when the italians migrated to USA, Canada, Australia etc. How ignorant can you be. The cycle continues.

[@kuldipmann7209]

I have been through these kind of conditions in Canada. I and my wife worked for a farmer . We were never paid for one full year of work. Farmer declared bankruptcy. I supported our self with my second job. I use to work 16 to 24 hours. I am thankful to God. I went on to establish multimillion furniture manufacturing. My mentality I regret also became to take advantage. In my mind I bow at the feet of everyone. But I did not exploit them without all of them actually making more money had I done by the book. As they would not have earned so much more nor I would have been able to sell furniture for less. Today everyone my ex workers are multi millionaire them self. They made union I was not able to pay the overtime. Thus had to cutback to regular hours. The earnings went down. Prices went up. Became uncompetitive. The company business was lost . Housing industry boom was able to pay 3 times furniture industry. Only the best survived or those Indians who operated as I did with own family members . As they work while collecting government benefitat the same time. These things have been with humans and will be always. Out of which are born the best flowers to provide opportunity. In my furniture company I worked 20 hours slept on the machines .My wife would bring my brake fast to the factory as I had been working all night. Did not go home for 6 months. But my mother use to tell .God gave us bodies to work . Use it God will reward. God did reward money. But I lost my family life. Today I feel I claimed the mountain. But from the wrong side and wrong top. But I am still happy as ultimately we die anyway. Humans never stop complaining. I see most of my employees are happy and wealthy. May be cursing me. The missing link is they got the opportunity from that place. I tolled besides them.

[@maximhollandnederlandthene7640]

They have all religions, not only Sikh.

[@sukhtiwana4989]

Its not all true because many people are living with their family ...i am also living with my son and wife . now situations is better than past ...italian are hard working people ..they are also doing hard work

[@jkaur3568]

Trust me it happens. It is different for people who have documents and families but people without legal documents gets exploited like this.

[@manishsinghrathore1]

great documentary. please make such contents. I did my higher studies from Punjab and most of my classmates didn't study hard but went to Italy and Canada. once I spoke to a friend who came for a winter vacation after a few years and he told me that he works for a farm doing grapefruit farming. Most of those guys came back disappointed but never spoke about their experiences there. now I know why. 😔 these r really most innocent and a wonderful hearted rural people from India. love and best wishes 💚

[@poonamkaur2901]

Nice video

[@akshitdadhwal]

Conditions in India and gulf are even worse ..

[@rishishukla130]

Lol.. do you know how hard it is in Italy?

[@Wpdhsx]

Investigate the farm owners in Abbotsford, Mission, Surrey (British Columbia, Canada). While you’re at it, investigate the workers at Indian restaurants.

[@JaspreetSingh-xo4lv]

Right Dhaliwal Saab They get harrassed, Exploited with dirty use of language.

[@StutteringCoach1]

Very true

[@JaspreetSingh-xo4lv]

@Sudhir Raghu People give heavy amounts to travel agents to reach in Europe or North America. They often see their neighbors coming after 4-5 years, showing off their wealth . It makes them lured to go abroad nd most of them live like slaves. Our govt should do something to make people aware . We Need leaders like Bhagwant Maan in front , So people can get jobs ND stay in their home country.

[@JaspreetSingh-xo4lv]

@Sudhir Raghu People give heavy amounts to travel agents to reach in Europe or North America. They often see their neighbors coming after 4-5 years, showing off their wealth . It makes them lured to go abroad nd most of them live like slaves. Our govt should do something to make people aware . We Need leaders like Bhagwant Maan in front , So people can get jobs ND stay in their home country.

[@aneet1980]

Yup conditions are poor but most people choose these conditions to get the residency. Some People in BC work in poor conditions because they are not eligible to work under certain visas, so they work illegally and other fews works on cash to avoid tax. A leagl working person is entitled to get favourable conditions to work and law make it sure for them. Restaurants also exploit workers and charge them heavily for LMIA, but at the end its the matter of choice. Exploitation is a curse but you cant justify it with your choices.

[@Manjeetsingh-gl7op]

Going Italy is just a trend in India Punjab. but reality is different that is why most of sikh workers are being exploited there. This video must aware newcomers

[@lightman2258]

Sometimes migrant workers keep the real conditions secret and tell only the positive side of their work. So the people in the home country think those workers are in good hands.

[@aneet1980]

Theres no shame in saying that most of these migrants know what kind of life they gonna get before going in there, but they still choose that just because of getting settled down in some other country otherwise they will be left behind in the society they live in. Its a big irony to say the least, land owners in the country are cultivating lands as a slave somewhere else.

[@ObingNNgpk]

Yup... better stay back in India and work hard in one's own khet!

[@ken6087]

@dungeon daddy ignore him he is probably pakistani

[@sukhveersinghsandhu6248]

@@ObingNNgpk not anymore now sitting at delhi and protesting for our farmer rights

[@jayngnm1]

10000x better than working in Qatar. No Union, No one to complain. evey day an indian dying in Qatar due to construction related work. There r more than 12 people sleep in one room. Real Slavery is in Qatar.

[@GrosPointRouge]

I now understand why there were so many Indian looking Italians in Naples when I visited.

[@Sonu-tz2js]

Be confident - u wont find me there anymore. I am saying NO to Italy's Lordship. I am not a slave. I am an Indian.

[@mrtee3477]

@@Sonu-tz2js They didn't tell you to come stay home if you're smart.

[@quiasnoorzad]

Dani Classics because there’re over billions of Indians in India and they were colonized by the British colonialism empire! That’s why they migrate for economic opportunities it’s from colonialism especially look at the British empire lands. Canada huge Sikh population, UK huge Sikh population, US huge Sikh population. South Africa huge Indian population.

[@MIKEDIAMONDZ]

@@Sonu-tz2js go back to india and leave europe alone, ... take it or leave it !

[@MIKEDIAMONDZ]

@Darkhorse what ?

[@KingKhan-bi7kb]

While our media is busy in assisting CBI in sushant case.😑😑😑

[@786humaira1]

Good job. Aljazeera. Our Sikh brothers are intelligent,hardworking and are humane, following the teachings of Guru Nanak. They run lungers and serve share food with the poor. Hopefully ,after this the conditions of our SIKH brothers will improve and they get paid appropriately. Someday One of my Sikh brothers progeny will become the PREMIER of ITALY. One day GOD WILLING.

[@blakemarb5617]

There is a huge difference between Slaves and Workers.!

[@camerontaylor7471]

Cash slaves!

[@sainiamarjeet]

same treatment is done by punjab land owners with bihar people for working in thr fields.

[@sainiamarjeet]

@Leonard Carr currency exchange rate is only point they r here or else if they use thr brains in Punjab and get together than they can make enough money to live in India.

[@sainiamarjeet]

@Leonard Carr veerji collective farming, co-operative farming, multi layer farming, hydrophonics, organic farm produce, etc. naal jinne jameen hege ostoo he wadoo kamiey kar sakda ho agar mandis de duniyan to bahar ayo te bake agar jameen na ve hove te farm machinery on service/use naal pasie kama sakde hoo. lack of knowledge in the time of internet/smartphone can't be excuse anymore.

[@sainiamarjeet]

@Leonard Carr i m saying if they can work together on thr own fields or taken fields on rent than also they can live a life in india as well but instead sacrifice thr own life for thr children whom without parent guidance risk life in India as well and the cycle continues just like in case of bihar labors in punjab agri fields.

[@sainiamarjeet]

@Leonard Carr for education cheaper option available NIOS for schooling, IGNOU for Graduation, skill learning can start from 12yr, onjob or freelance work from 16yr

[@thehomewebuild5882]

Praying for all of them! Hope this issue has already been resolved.

[@udayviruppal3730]

There are innumerable visa agents sitting in Punjab who provide fake work visas to people who have dreams to pursue abroad who swayed because of lack of information . Sadly,all this network has been meticulously laid down with the blessings of local politicians and state government

[@koustavchowdhury1034]

Without proper research no one should go to foreign countries . Many people go illegally for better life but end up life with misery😩

[@pundalikwalke1590]

Problem is we sounth asians are divided. We have immense potential but we fight for no reason.

[@tikemyson8839]

That's everyone that's oppressed

[@ganeshshenoy2615]

@@zafarsharif993 yes

[@kushagrakhandelwal4085]

Problem is population

[@ganeshshenoy2615]

@Tony Bhatti like SAARC

[@malkeitkaur3046]

We are united now with kissan protest!!!!!

[@user-kk6xm8vb7r]

We pray for u sikh people... Proud of u sikh people..u re good people..🙏

[@superjit6190]

Indian govt should provide jobs to indians instead of buying weapons 🙏🙏🙏

[@prajwalkharate510]

Ya so that our terrorist neighbour can attack us easily and kill innocent

[@Duckster3]

@@prajwalkharate510 Your Terrorist Government is trained enough to kill its own people.

[@hmzayt377]

Nadeem well said 👏

[@mathsreasoninglove3336]

@@Duckster3 jihadi

[@sr-xd8jb]

I am a bank manager in India. I earn 20 lakh rupees per anum that too without an MBA degree.

[@Game-qk4ss]

Al Jazeera why don't you show slaves in Qatar too.

[@slappy_chimp]

I remember a documentary where they did talk about it :)

[@Sonu-tz2js]

I wanted to go to Qatar too. Now I am thinking again. Will I too be made a slave because of my country of origin? Does slavery & Indian origin goes hand in hand? I am scared. Why do people want to make us slaves? We cant work well when we are masters? Is that so?

[@Game-qk4ss]

@Khalid Ibn Alwaleed qataris pay based on the nationality of the person . Not everyone treated equally you know it very well.

[@Sonu-tz2js]

@Joli Okay. Thanks.

[@anahaq12]

Al-Jazeera should do a documentary on slave workers in Qatar.

[@crackdd007]

@Aryan nation Though out of context still your point is noted. So, are you in favour of Al-Jazeera doing documentary on slave workers in Qatar?

[@utkarshvarshney4739]

@Aryan nation than don't name yourself after a white supremacist gang

[@linered4]

Great work by al Jazeera,,, this is happening everywhere in world...

[@ummehabiba4860]

The harsh reality is “The Weaker or Most Needy ones might not survive this journey’’ we should tell every single immigrant.

[@jimmybindra]

Very nice ...Al Jazeera always surprises us with their great documentaries ...I am a sikh myself who has lived in many countries with a good IT job ...now I actually realise why labour workers travel ...just for their families!! It is strange that I never realised that earlier while even in small countries like Jamaica, Fiji, Samoa. Thanks again for doing this & sharing across.

[@adwaithel8620]

Bro here in Punjab all poor Sikhs converting christianity

[@adwaithel8620]

Mostly dalit sikhs

[@tejpalv7]

Hey, don't put the word slave beside Sikhs, we were never slaves and will never be. Just give it a few decades you will see these same Sikhs owning your farms and flourishing in Italy.

[@amanghotra5249]

Sahi kiha 22 g asi v italy hi aa 15 hectare di khud di kheti krde aa

[@tejpalv7]

@@amanghotra5249 balle paa khush kitta ee, aa pan chode landu channel sullehan da badnaam karan dey aa Sikhan nu. Saab toh azad te zindadil aa Sikh panth, apan kade vi ni gulaam ho sakde.

[@amanghotra5249]

@@tejpalv7 veere mehnat krde ne apne bnde ihnu ih sulle slave smjhde aa

[@amanghotra5249]

@@tejpalv7 apne desh de halaat ni dsde jehre ina de mulk ch km krde aa

[@evaluna8100]

Yes, by exploiting their own countrymen to death. How is that something to be proud of. As an Indian expat, watching this video made me profoundly sad for the plight of helpless, hardworking migrant workers. Irrespective of Al Jazeera’s hypocrisy in investigating Italy’s exploitation of migrant labour but staying mum on the ever harsher and brutal exploitation in the Middle East, what they showed in the documentary is so close to the truth. As an Indian I can read in between the lines and can vouch for the accuracy of what they have shown. The injustice is happening at so many levels. Here is a father who is doing back breaking work and hasn’t seen his family for 10 years and on the other hand we have feckless men (in developed countries) who couldn’t be bothered to even see the children they have spawned, because the taxpayer pays to raise the children through govt. benefits. Food is cheap and it always bothered me and I wondered if we pay the actual cost of production, given the time, effort and resources it takes to grow things. The answer is obviously not, as we can see the only way to keep prices so low is through slave labour and exploitation. To see the amount of food getting thrown away at home and at supermarkets, given this background, makes me angry and nauseated. All that blood, sweat and toil for nothing.

[@hemantchavan9535]

You guys should be respectfully towards a community... Should not call them slaves Labor is suitable !

[@imty8774]

They're being disrespectful towards the people treating them like slaves.

[@wilhelmbeck8498]

They are treated worse than slaves - it's a disgrace. When workers commit suicide because the Indian middleman cheats/refuses to pay the wage - SOMETHING has to change !

[@Ladisingh9]

Never try to political correct.we sikhs never worked in own land here but doing labor in Italy,Canada

[@PeaceDayCortez]

Heartbreaking! So sad for the families who lost their loved ones. 😔🌹

[@roversoul318]

Hey same here in Poland first they pay on hours wedges and after 2 days they pay on bundles of plant you finish. Many of the Indian migrant workers are working in tomato picking green houses. And yes I was one of them but as soon as I realized I just left that place.

[@backpack1469]

Sad story 💔 men suffering and women enjoy money when they send back home, Mostly soon go back they find out most of money is gone.😎

[@haroon420]

Terrible. Some our guys, Indians, Pakistanis and Bengalis have it so bad in Italy (and Greece). But life is a miserable tough test for some people. It’s unfortunate.

[@haroon420]

Shazzad Afridi. No you thought wrong kocha. It’s the pathans who are not the smart ones.

[@rajgill3482]

Good work on covering such a sad story

[@saintsoldier5671]

In Portugal even worst in the area of sao teotonia and all over Portugal.

[@cg8397]

Sikhs can't whine about how they're treated badly in the EU when almost all Sikhs there are illegal immigrants (unwelcome by European patriots, only welcome by agribusinesses looking for cheap labour)

[@amberambergris4375]

CG you are very ignorant person who is uneducated & seriously misinformed. Please do some background reading before you make fool out of yourself by making stupid comments.

[@cg8397]

@@amberambergris4375 Stop lying again, and stop deleting my response. Europeans know Sikhs are not honourable people. Video proofs are available on KZbin. EU is just one destination for Sikhs. Even after being repeatedly told that they're not welcome here, they keep on coming shamelessly

[@jaihind6208]

I thought the worst labour system is with middle east countries. After this video i realized that, the so called europeans are the worst employees in the world. Lets have a debaye about qatar's labour camp situation again..? 🤭

[@zEondota]

Well they also had this thing called slavery a few hundred years ago

[@olegmedvedovski8146]

If it like my going home..

[@Asyrafazman11]

True in european history slavery thrives

[@varadkotnala9764]

They will never show their own labour system.

[@varadkotnala9764]

@@zafarsharif993 can you share me the link please. I couldnt find it.

[@magicalfireflies2752]

If you're not good for my people , I'll never respect you . ✊🏻🇮🇳

[@esticdepas]

Same thing happening here in Murcia, Spain for décades. You can find a 'Gang Máster' under every rock there. People have to take opiumnoid drugs to keep up with the inhumane labour as the cronical back pain is toó strong to stay sober. And thus after few years they turn to much stronger drugs. What is even more sad that it is not the host that puts you through these hardships but your own kin for an extra pay at the firm.

[@vax_gax_lax_bax_max_vax2578]

@AlJazeeraEnglish When doing a series of foreigners and you have to put subtitles for the majority of the time, it would be a good idea to voice them in English, because not many people can follow the shot and read the subtitles at the same time. Looking at the subtitles alone is very stressful for the eyes and not only that but takes the concentration off of the beautiful shots and because of that one must rewind and watch that same shot or minute for the second time. Please in the future, be kind enough to voice the foreigners over. THAT is one of the reasons why I love DW documentaries, they voice foreign languages in English.

[@dhillonnewyork]

Aljazeera would never look into human rights in middle eastern countries ..

[@neetishsharma9061]

Rest in Peace, Tarlok Veere. Be happy and free where ever you are.

[@banerjeesiddharth05]

Not only in italy but also in canada and uk many of them are working as cab drivers or waiters or store workers.

[@HenningsMinionEIGHT]

Yes, Canada has many Sikhs in high ranking governmnent positions even. However, in Canada, many Sikhs are taken advantage of by rich Hindus who sponsor their immigration and lie to them, which forces them to work underskilled jobs. However Sikhs are very productive in Canada compared to any country outside of India

[@darkmadder9897]

@guru Singh ​ Growing up in Canada with my "white privilege", I would have STARVED if not for the Sikh people and their spiritual belief that people should be fed. The government didn't GAF, my community didn't either, but these folks from far away, so different - DID. As for their houses, check this - You MUST NOT KNOW that the Sikh people traditionally do not send their kids away when they finish school or get a different house for them and their wife when they marry like Westerners. They TAKE CARE of their family/parents etc, keeping them all TOGETHER. What you are looking at is actually more like a condo complex, with MANY SEPERATE RESIDENCES within. But WHY should it LOOK like a complex when it is actually all one amalgamated FAMILY residence? So Y'all don't die of ENVY from your wicked imaginations?

[@darkmadder9897]

They didn't "let them in" - they QUALIFIED. There are many highly educated Sikhs, though you would like to believe they got their credentials from a cereal box. Many nations benefit from the Top-Notch medical/scientific knowledge and experience produced in India.

[@amartarar2785]

Am living Italy also. Respect for my all migrant brothers

[@xyz5498]

It's a job ...not slavery...what is wrong with u guys?? I know u guys are anti Indian....but this is just misleading

[@varadkotnala9764]

U know where this channel is from? When was the last time them taking positive about India 🤣.

[@oneunknown544]

Surprising, all rich Sikh organisations in the US, UK and Canada spend millions and millions of dollars to create unrest in Punjab instead of uplifting these poor Sikhs. Have these rich NRI Sikhs lost the great teachings of the gurus,

[@balvindergill8744]

They do not spend millions ans millions ... what is your PROOF?

[@Honeymagmangospoof]

Great coverage!! Well done

[@pavankommineni]

Aljazeera's cover story about Sikhs, slavery ,indians, exploitation....🤣🤣 I hope you do one more cover story on same issue in middle east countries...can you?

[@itsame2271]

First: they already did many investigations on that, whether in English or Arabic, and whether they uploaded them to KZbin or not. Second: Al Jazeera is an International News Channel, not a Qatari News Channel. Third: most foreign workers do not live in poor living conditions, and the others who do actually choose to do so, they're just used to live like that in their home countries and they do not want to spend so much money trying to live better when they're only coming to work for several years then return to their home country where they can live better for the rest of their lives because no country in the world pays them as much as Qatar and other Gulf countries do, and that's why millions of them keep going, no one, however, forces them to live like that, that's their choice.

[@fathimashahjahan8906]

It's really hard to make a good living in India not only because of unemployment, low wages but because of judgement so many Indians go abroad to seek Better life away from judgement. I respect and love SIKH community , they are very helpful and jolly people.

[@k-dramaurge6636]

Up next: Qatar's slaves...oh wait

[@tornadoman1054]

The oroblem is... Qatar never made itself the 'human rights' installer.

[@pierrolosapio1042]

@@tornadoman1054 Oh... neither did hitler, doesnt make his actions right

[@KM-leons]

Human right and Islam - don't match.

[@tornadoman1054]

Aji VJ agree, in Islam they have own conception of rights and regulations, so what? It makes Italy free from 'human rights' obligations? I don't think so.

[@KM-leons]

@@tornadoman1054 The point is what moral right Al Jazeera, a Muslim owned Channel - have to criticize Italy while they don't say a word about the worst human rights violation that happen in their own country - Qatar and in other Muslim countries.

[@Ricky1755]

Watching this absolutely breaks my heart

[@vikashdhillon04]

Thank you for this news

[@Oceansta]

Good mini docu. Can Al Jazeera do one about Indian migrants in Georgia (Europe) ?

[@abdulhadimalik3312]

Georgia tha country or the US state?

[@Oceansta]

@@abdulhadimalik3312 the country.

[@abdulhadimalik3312]

@@Oceansta woahh never heard about it. Do u know something? Coz Georgia is not much famous with expats, are they stuck there or do they go intentionally there ?

[@Oceansta]

@@abdulhadimalik3312 Punjab farmers are going to this country. It's a very interesting subject for a documentary.

[@hakimartsmarineartsscene3816]

Georgia ? USA or balcan?

[@HappyestMoments]

SLAVERY !! And, your channel shooting it. AMAZING!!

[@gopisingh1630]

I'm an indian and a sikh ,I would never go to Italy for labour . My life is good here in punjab

[@faizanshabbir6878]

In Doha they pay them 700 riyals worth half as much as a euro and keep them in camps in the desert this is bad but like..

[@judywijesinghe7305]

It is very painful to know about the Sikh brothers, and the slavery😭😭😭😭😔 thanks to this documentary. I Live in North Italy. I will pray for them.

[@bommaygill9832]

Sikh is never a slave ..we work hard and proud to be Sikh.

[@akashsingh2768]

Kuchh bhi

[@inderjitsingh4230]

Rbb sareya nu pkka krey tey sare apne apne prwaar nal khush rehn g .. waheguru mehr krn

[@asim73]

Dark side of Europe

[@Sonu-tz2js]

@James Pelobello 😁😁

[@asim73]

Why is it that no one is accepting his/her wrong? EU needs these workers, accept it and find some way.

[@superjit6190]

Mass migration from india ,no job in india

[@blackmaster999]

White side. FOOL

[@asim73]

@James Pelobello Yes, EU didn't forced them but needs cheap labor to keep low food cost. It's mutual need which should not be exploited rather way out illegality be found.

[@konstantinospapageorgiou9363]

Of course Gianni did not respond. He is too busy investing and spending the dough. The life and well being of his employees is just too trivial of a matter to him...

[@jasxx1108]

Very good of that the Italian government is now helping the workers to get their citizenship so they can work freely not be exploited any more ! Very good impressive by Aljazeera & the reporters

[@samtakhar]

Decent investigative video.

[@theresearcher8912]

Al Jazeera needs to look in their own backyard first (Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain) and see real slaves from India, Philipines, Bangladesh, etc

[@rajdeepgrewal1]

Please Correct your Headline Sikh Can Never be a Slave

[@thommichaa4353]

Thnks Al Jazeera for bringing this to the world's attention.

[@harpreetsingh-it7hn]

Thanks for reporting...

[@MrAmandeep1]

Here in India they come with songs Jatt Life baby.

[@indianfreethinker9980]

Lol 😂🤣🤣

[@kO_EC_AMRITSINGHGILL]

Their kids come ...those hardworking fathers never do these.

[@pushpjeetsingh7963]

Can al jazeera investigate human rights violation for building stadiums for fifa world cup in QATAR?

[@Valkyri3Z]

They already have done report. But what is your problem ? THey are speaking for the poor peple and why it burns you ?

[@kasthupten13]

You guys doing good job thanks lots help those

[@EmpressKadesh]

I had people back around 2012 trying to convince me to be a 'woofer' but there was no way because I could see how easy it would be for someone to trap me. I'm so mad this happens in America too and then the person who has been abused and exploited is punished while the business owners get away with it.

[@robvanderveen3411]

We have same problem in New Zealand,

[@abdubasit6481]

Even I'm a worker in Yatch (ship)company Even they are like this and business in millions no one is asking no one

[@Yochanna1979]

Europe reality they do the same in Spain 🇪🇸 I hate how they take advantage of the poor and the immigrants. Thank you for taking the time to make this video

[@hector1094]

Good work AJ👍

[@dmd6227]

So sad story thats still happening. This is what neoliberal capitalism looks like... I am Bulgarian, EU member, and 2006 to 2011 i worked in Napoli. People in Italy are great, even they dont work with contracts. I never had real contact and i worked many jobs - from campania to bars and restaurants. Guess the problem is institutional... The sad thing is that EU sounds like dream to those poor People.

[@SSIyer]

Honestly thats just it, they go chasing after some European dream when they could be making more noney and living with full rights in their homes.

[@balvindergill8744]

Not true. No jobs in Punjab. Discrimination against hiring Sikhs even in Punjab where they are in large numbers. Factories, offices, government administration hires token Sikhs. Check the police, airports and government offices - you will see what I mean. NO opportunity for Sikhs at home in Punjab and no light at end of tunnel there!

[@containedhurricane]

Low paid and low skilled labors work in many countries, not just Italy, Australia, the Gulf countries, the East Asian countries, etc. It's supply and demand thing If the people in the poor developing countries want to stop this, they had better curb their birth rate

[@Sonu-tz2js]

Why would government step up? They want talented people to leave so they have power for a longer duration. Plus they also want remittances. And then these governments can even boast of how an Indian origin made a name in another country. Add to that, that it relieves the government of the need to create jobs or think about making life better for rest of the Indians. As long as other countries are watchign that some Indians are doing good (foreign based) rest of us dont matter. We are invisible and we remain vote bank/publicity tool/ intellectual theft material. They use & throw. Thats the trurth. I dont lie.

[@Sonu-tz2js]

@Joli It is the same story for skill or unskilled. Only manual laborers are prized in India for their manual labor for rich to live glorious lives by putting manual laborers always in a circle of poverty. You take away power from some to give power to some others, for vote bank & power. It is a game. The same road in India is built every 3 months, to give few rupees to manual laborers and lakhs of contracts to wealthier ones for influence.

[@Sonu-tz2js]

They purposefully make those roads with cheaper materials so it breaks in 3 months to generate wealth. It is the level of creativity or hustle that happens in India. We the common people suffer in indirect ways due to these inefficiencies and oversmartness of Indian governmental entities.

[@Sonu-tz2js]

@Joli haha. He is our only savior. My trust on everything else is completely lost..

[@sr-xd8jb]

I am a bank manager in India. I earn 20 lakh rupees per anum that too without an MBA degree.

[@uomoblack]

That's shame, it's happening from so many years and the Italian Politicians and Police are not doing anything about it.

[@sunnybangar4391]

Thanks Al Jajeera to show the dark side of Italy. I am from Punjab and many people from our city are living in Italy for good income and life. The people you interviewed are from poor families and most them I think are from lower castes in India. Punjab (India) is famous in the world Many people from Punjab living in all countries of the world. We the punjabi are hardworker. I think human rights councils and labour department in Italy should play right role to protect the rights of these immigrants. Al Jazeera .. please make research base video on casteism and discrimination in India by upper castes....

[@mamabari07]

Remember the great work of Marco Omizzolo exposing this.. Grazie, comrade

[@pappupager4832]

Spend ten lakhs to work in farms in other country ? Invest in own home town, grow organic vegetables, sell to big basket . Live like a king .

[@Mr.Mister420]

"Creating Jobs is much Easy just give Spoons instead of Shovels,Its the Creation of Wealth that is Hard" - Dhirubhai Ambani

[@hermanspaerman3490]

Could you please make a report about the kafala system practiced on the Arabian peninsula.

[@CCLXII]

It’s amazing 3:45 this woman calmly talks about cannibalism and no one bats an eyelid because it’s Europe. If it was an African country the narrative would have clearly said cannibalism. 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@elena7richie]

I'm italian and what she said is really really hard to believe lol there is absolutely no way they used to eat people 🤣🤣

[@vander1773]

Situation in Punjab ( india) is even worse. Punjab is a border state and due to that no big company comes here to set up work. Due to bad relations with Pakistan not much trade is done and Punjab was the Hub of trade during days of silk route. Also we are forced to sell our agricultural produce at a cheap rate to feed rest of India and Punjab contribute about 20% to whole food production of India. 70% of village youth is addicted to drugs and the rest try to immigrate to other countries for a better life. But even then situation in some other states like UP and Bihar is much more worse than Punjab.

[@owrbright3173]

Indians Have Narenda Moody a good president

[@davedavidson2643]

@@owrbright3173 narendra modi was the worst thing for india- he has created so many problems.

[@worldview2888]

I just feel whoever posted these jobs should just be up front and honest that these are farm jobs. people from india will be more than willing to go over to italy to be working. it is no problem - and it is also a big step of improvement from where they are.

[@Crux161]

These people keep the world’s population going, migrant workers all over the world. We would all do well to remember that.

[@mifuerzamorales]

this happens all over the world! Fair trade now!

[@sikh70]

2500$ euros is a bargain compared to what they charge in canada for papers

[@why7990]

Canada is a realy nice place 👌 really good people