Seasonal agricultural workers from Morocco have been flown to Italy to harvest.
Elkasmi Tarik is a seasonal worker from Morocco.
Italy relies on nearly 350,000 foreign agriculture workers with seasonal contracts, according to the Farmer’s Association, Confagricoltura.
“My company paid about 4500 Euro through the Farmer’s Association (Confagricoltura), that oversaw the procedures, to bring back our workers from Morocco lawfully, so that they could harvest our product.
Foreign seasonal workers typically reside in Italy from March to November.