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According to the document, the company also agreed to pay more than 7 million euros to the Italian social security agency INPS and almost 4 million euros to the Labor Inspectorate.
US company to pay €31 million for exploitation of workers in Italy
US construction company Caddell Construction has formally pledged to pay €30.941 million as part of an investigation into the alleged exploitation of workers in the construction of the new US consulate in Milan, the document shows. This construction giant from the state of Alabama has pledged to pay employees almost 20 million euros for overtime, reimbursement of living expenses and com…
In a statement issued in June, Caddell said it was actively cooperating with judicial authorities and was “committed to fair treatment of employees and fair remuneration for their work.”
The company specializes in large-scale projects, including contracts for US embassies and military facilities.
The Italian branch of Caddell Construction became the object of an investigation on suspicion of labor exploitation and was transferred to the court administration on May 29 — this decision was confirmed by the judge two weeks later.
Milanese prosecutors and Italy's Carabinieri police accused the company of recruiting workers in India through a New Delhi-based intermediary and using them on "grueling changes, underpaid, without safety equipment and under constant threat of dismissal. ”
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- Економічна правда · 27.09 12:19