Indian Workers Settle US Consulate Milan Labor Case for $35 Million
More than 60 laborers, predominantly from India, signed individual settlement agreements Wednesday at a Milan hotel to receive payouts averaging €45,000 (US$50,400) each over alleged labor abuses suffered while working for an American construction company on the new US consulate compound in Milan. The signings, which began Tuesday, distribute a €31 million (nearly US$35 million) settlement reached last month with Alabama-based Caddell Construction. Prosecutors have described the deal as the largest settlement ever for labor exploitation in Europe. The workers had been building the vast new US consulate compound in Milan. The individual agreements secure potentially life-changing sums for the laborers, who are mostly from India. The settlement follows allegations of labor abuses during their employment with Caddell Construction on the consulate project.
Key facts
- More than 60 laborers, mostly from India, signed settlement agreements Wednesday at a Milan hotel.
- Payouts average €45,000 (US$50,400) per worker.
- The total settlement is €31 million (nearly US$35 million) with Alabama-based Caddell Construction.
- The settlement was agreed last month; signings began Tuesday.
- Workers were building the new US consulate compound in Milan.
- Prosecutors say it is the largest settlement ever for labor exploitation in Europe.
- The alleged abuses occurred while workers were employed by an American construction company.
- The agreements were signed in Milan, Italy.
Entities
Institutions
- Caddell Construction
- US consulate in Milan
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- India
- Alabama
- United States