The Invisibles
Immigration
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9m 51s
Over 200,000 migrant laborers, mostly from Africa, work in Italy’s fields. After being exploited for years, the global pandemic made these farmworkers “essential” overnight — but without labor rights or even access to basic sanitation, they are living and working in conditions that have been described as modern slavery. Union leader Aboubakar Soumahoro has been documenting these inhumane conditions and is helping the workers organize to demand real and lasting change.
Directors: Diana Ferrero, Carola Mamberto
Producer: Doha Debates
2020 | 9 min | Italy
Languages: Italian, English
FILMMAKER Q&A:
https://simaacademy.com/filmmaker-qa/the-invisibles/
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