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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Colleen Barry and Niccolò Lupone

$350 million State Dept project rocked by claims workers earned less than $2 an hour

Italy US Consulate Labor Abuse -

Foreign workers constructing a sprawling new $350 million American Consulate in Milan were allegedly paid as little as $2 an hour in some cases, despite being promised fair wages, according to an Associated Press investigation.

The findings, based on interviews with five former employees and a review of their employment letters and pay stubs, have triggered a major labor exploitation probe by Italian prosecutors.

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