Bitter taste of kiwis: Indian fruit pickers in Italy allege abuse

Foreign workers say picking fruit in Italy is a job that often comes with abuse [Stefania Prandi/Al Jazeera]

Latina, Italy and Jalandhar, India – The 12 armed men appeared just before sunrise, as darkness hung thick over the remote farm outside Borgo Sabotino, south of Rome.

It was March 17, 2017, a date Balbir Singh will never forget.