At least they are not living on social welfare, instead they are working hard and contributing to local economy. I still don't understand the hate they are getting.
Media likes people who abuse government welfare programs rather than these Punjabi sikhs who are helping economy grow and are working hard. Actually you can't find Punjabi sikh migrants abusing local traditional or welfare money.
bro they are stealing jobs 3 Euros are below their minimum wage and inspite of this they are also living their illegally which will only going to exploitation of these people by the firms.
True that no one country want to have illegal immigrants. But according to Us immigration agency there are 100 000 illegal italian immigrants only in New York. And there are more in other countries.
I have worked in Milan for a year in software industry. Never knew my Indian brothers in south of Italy were living in such conditions! Hope the Italians treat them well. My tenure in Milan was good partly due to some amazing Italians I have met.
As Italian I feel terribly sorry about it, however collecting vegetables from fields, I'm afraid, it won't turn you in a millionaire for sure. I wish all the best for this community and I hope they will be treated with all the respect they deserve. From my side, all my respect to hard workers. Il lavoro nobilita l'uomo!
They are NOT cheap labour. They are great helpers to turn out your goals. Without their skills and hard work, your mission will not be accomplished. Treat them well and help their future, too.
They are cheap labour, they are paid under the minimum italian salary while living in a place with the cost of living from italy, food clothes transport rent etc, its almost debt slavery at this point for them
Not all of them work as labourers in Western countries lol. And the ones that do work as labourers in Western countries, don’t have the capacity to hire UP/Bihari labourers in India themselves. It’s common sense.
Bihari laborers work in big and rich landlords farms, these migrant Sikhs doesn't even have farms and they belongs to low poverty line. Not all Punjabi Sikhs have farms. There's a difference between migrant Sikhs and Landlord rich Sikhs
Weet Bix That’s the Sikh community from Panjab, India. They’re one of the most kindest, most generous and hard working people on earth. They are fiercely independent and will not accept any government welfare even if it was offered to them. They believe in earning their money through hard work. Please, if you’re Italian, instead of hating them, try meeting and talking with them and you’ll realise these guys are not a liability on your economy but rather an asset. You can find Sikhs in all fields of expertise, from lawyers and doctors to builders, plumbers etc, not to mention, the Sikh community being largely agricultural are great farmers and excellent soldiers, check out their military history.
Monty They were volunteer soldiers that fought and died saving a land and people foreign to them, people that had nothing to do with them, the result of the war regardless of wether or not it was an allied or axis victory wouldn’t benefit India in anyway whatsoever, that right there is what you call selfless service, something you wouldn’t know about, good day to you sir.
aksfilmsusa Only in America they would do better and have a good chance for a better life for themselves and their children like millions do every year.
@@DWDocumentary Danke DW. Können Sie bitte auch über Indien in Deutschland ein Dokumenterie hochladen?.Gibt es indische putzhilfe in Deutschland oder? . Mini jobber
Rich are rich because they use their brains to establish a company. Poor people are poor because they don't want to take risk or don't find other alternative to earn more money. As simple as that :-)
I am from north Italy, i have indian friend, he is here since 20 years, his wife first time came just 3 years ago, he had an hard and lonely life here, i have been in India to visit them one's, he managed to make a big house, his got fields animals, someone is looking after it for him, one of his son studies in India the other arrived two years ago he speaks very good italian now, and just got his driving license, i have been in India more than ones, down there many people have a big smile on their face but are really poor, while those who come here pay the price to give a better life to their family/parents in india, i have been abroad for some years in a richest nation, i can just say that the first two years it has been very hard
My heart breaks knowing that they have no means of income now due to Italy being ravaged by corona virus. I think they don't get government support too because they're undocumented. My prayers go out to these people.
Italy will be the next greece or even worse the next africa even north italy (the richest region) is becoming poor lot of italians goes abroad to find a normal life. Today even foreigners are escaping moreover the youngers once they get italian citizenship they leave and they are right to find work. in italy finding work was and will be difficult. When you have companies who goes in eastern europe to pay less taxes and pay low salaries, when you have stupid politicians who earns more than 16000 euros net and they dont give a f...k about their Citizens and businesses, When they do contracts jobs of one week, one month(if you are lucky)even if you work harder they will fire you, when there is no dialogue between institutions politics and moreover Citizens then is not more a democratic and normal country. When i see immigrants coming to italy i feel very sorry for them because i know 100% lot of them will do a life even worse than the slaves immigrants thinks italy is europe is a riche country everyone can have this everyone will be rich. My friends italy is no more the richer country before 2008. italy is finished forever in 10 years in italy there will be more older people than youngers. If someone wants to go to italy should know from now that some parts only some parts of north italy can find a temporary solution what i mean? I mean that you stay 10 years or more just to do your european documents and after simply leave there are no job opportunities no more. I remember before 2008 how life was good finding work was good and easy. But today is becoming very hard even for italians. If italians goes abroad to look for a job then there is a reason they are not crazy peoples who suddenly wakes up and say today i go to germany today i go to switzerland today i go to sweden today i go to uk today i go to usa to denmark ti belgium . Have a good day people and never back down.( i left italy 2 years ago and i am more than happy today) good luck.
Sikhs are one of the hardest working community on this planet. They are sincere, hard working and warriors as evident from their ranks in Indian Army. Entire nation of India is proud of our Sikh brothers and sisters. Blessed to be part of Sikh religion. Wahe Guru Ji Khalsa Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh.
@Reeha Go see Basics of Sikhi's video on it! I am sure you will find a lot of information! One really big difference is that we are actually forbidden from eating halal meat, as it is a bujar kurehat for us (major sin). If you are wondering about that as well you can also see Basics of Sikhi's video on that as well.
I hope my brother didn't loose his job after his boss saw that they were filming.Me I always buy Italian and Spanish fruits and vegetables I know my brothers are working there.Me I live in France
First of all.i appreciate japanese people who working hard..you are self reliable nation..soon we also become a powerful nation..we are wealthiest..but not everyone....all the western countries act like a boss.but dont forget about looting of wealth from india once upon a time..history told our pride...
@@malebhaskar not everyone in Punjab has a lot of land to farm and survive on just that money considering there are also many people in one family (many factors like these). A few go abroad while the rest remain here. You sound like a very naive person.
@@goudaybanana6701 asking a doubt if called as naive in your language then it's your wish. But still what is the guarentee that these people who are working on others farms are making good money and lead a happy life. I still believe that if farming or some small job has to be done, then no need to leave our place, our motherland. At least we are with our families. So much suffering for working to others is not right
Corruption has destroyed Punjab. Water level has dropped. Most of river water is diverted to other states & punjab doesn't even get the Legal Share of its water. Then the farmer are unable to set their own prices so its totally unreliable. Rest of india can't seem to see beyond Raam mandir & their religious bullshit.
Well I'm from Eastern India. And I only go to Italy for a nice walk in the streets of Florence. My Grand Father was also poor but Now we're at a better position in our own country. The problem with Punjabis is they don't prefer education, they can do only hard labor. People from other parts of India mostly go abroad for higher education or as Doctors, Engineers etc.
The root problem with India is *overpopulation*. A 1 child policy in India for a couple of generations would improve living standards tremendously. India is 3x smaller than the USA but has 1 billion more people.
A worse predicament would be the aging population outstripping the work force. Lower birth rates come naturally with increased standard of living. if you artificially accelerate this process, then you run into the problem that china will have in the coming decades: a large retired population that collects pension and adds strain to the economy, and a smaller young population that cannot support that strain.
yoyo mama- Did you know that China has planned to deploy 200,000 industrial robots per year starting 2020? The robots will replace labors. This is part of industrial 4.0, China calls that made in China 2025. This new industrial revolution will use Al, automation, computer and networking to replace human labor. China has begun layoff in Chinese industrial heartland. Being a communist country, the country offers generous severance package and unemployment benefits to displaced workers. India had missed the last 3 industrial revolutions. There are absolutely no sign that, under Modi gov, india is doing anything to join this new one. In this new age industrial revolution, huge population is a liability, not an asset.
This is a simplistic argument. India is the largest country in the world by arable land, which is a more important measure of land area when counting population. It's just that India doesn't have large areas of desert/wasteland/unarable land like other countries of similar scale. Comparison with US is meaningless.
The state of Punjab is really having this problem; there are just too many immigration agents who are fake and get people into trouble. Another state in India that has this problem is Kerala; but that's more towards Gulf countries, where people's passports are taken and made to do slave labor.
Just give them respect .. treat them has humans .. they will be the best people to ur country .. Sikhs are most freindly and fun loving people in India
Eye opening, never heard of Indians in Italy working as a farmers, there is absolutely nothing wrong with being a farmer, my father is a farmer too. But it's sad that they are being exploited. And they are not even able to visit their loved ones back home. I have an Indian fiance and he always talk about Indian people living on Europe. I think I should share this video to him.
kinda funny, sikhs hae been cultivating for years, the first large scale indian migration to the us was actually sikhs and other uttarpradesh people who went to Cali to work in central valley, they often bcuz they weren't allowed to bring family over, intermarried with Mexican women and laborers, creating punjabi mexicn blended families in California
the fact that this is happening in "developed countries" shows how much worse it is in countries like India. I still don't understand how this exploitation could be public knowledge but at the same time there being no attempt to resolve it.
My friend we as Indians put into extreme poverty by Europeans. If u know Indian history, it is mother of all civilisations. Read the link www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/indepth/opinion/britain-stole-45-trillion-india-181206124830851.html
Our (Indian) society needs to change, we need to stop treating people going abroad as heroes. We hear similar storylines in Arab as well, family members put pressure on Indian government to bring their family members back.
As i am an Engineer working in IT in India... I bet it is better to work as a labor in a factory in West Europe rather than working as an Engineer in India.. That is the situation here.
ABHIJEET TRIPATHY, i suggest you carry on with your interesting work as an engineer in your country. it is no fun working in a factory, and you can take it from me who had once supervised up to 100 workers on night shift, slaving away on a production line.
That is the common mentality of indians!!!!! If they go to another country, they dont wanna come home to india, i know them first hand coz i worked with them for several years..they want to own the country where they work..
They said "Nobody wants to go to India. The money they earn here is needed there." So they are working hard so that they can send money to their families in India. And to the people saying Indians don't want to leave other countries, to them I would recommend seeing the latest findings which say Indian community is the richest and most prosperous community in the US. So Indians not only work for themselves but also help in the growth of the country in which they work.
@Angelo Cordova people immigrate from a country to another because they aren't statisfied living in that particular country so obviously why would they go back to their country again?and they work there not to own the country but for high wages....whats exactly ur point?
True, but at times I think why dont they fix their own country.. oh yeah they are so prejudice against each other and have s caste system in India. Go visit there and find out...
Bro these indians not trapped they r living better life than most of the farmers and labourers in india so dont think negative appriciate wht u have. U drive a 4 wheeler to go to work not even 90% graduates form india who work at factorys can own 4 wheeler
Punjabi people are certainly better-off (financially) then the rest of India. These guys in the video are doing this back-breaking work in Italian fields not because of poverty in India but in the hope of getting a residence permit in Europe. For example: the sikh man in the documentary says that he had to sell his family gold jewellery to get to Italy. He sold #Gold??? Really!!! That's a poor man in your opinion??? Poor people in India don't have gold. Average people do, i.e. middle-to-lower middle income group. probably he is from a lower middle class. Certainly he is no poor man. His goal is emigration. Period.
The guy said he is getting 5.5 euros per hour and works 13 hours a day. Now that's 5.5. *84.4=464.2 464.2*13=6037.6 rs a day. That means a month over 1,80,000 rs that is more income than my dad . And I m a 14 year old middle class indian boy. Considering the fact that you have to spend way more for basic resources in italy than in India his quality of life in italy won't differ much from what he has in india. One of his main reasons to work in italy must be remittance.
+nachiket kulkarni His quality of life will still be much better than being a farmer in India. Italy has proper housing even for poor and good public transport to get aruond. I have been to india and seen farmer's life....its very sad cannot compare anything to italy's !!! They live in mudhouses on roadsides, theres shit outside, its noisy outside, its smelly outside. It sucks!!
@@jaimeperez3618 Ive heard when the Govt built housing with toilets, they rented out those houses for money and continued shitting on the roadsides and fields
But how Italy is responsible to feed Indians. Indian government finishing cultivated lands in name of progress and new technologies, and Indian are looking for jobs in West countries. West is not responsible for jobs and quality of life. Indian should fight with Indian government for jobs rather than showing world their insecurity in other countries.
Do you see that happening? I don't think so. How will the common man fight? Whom will he fight? The judicial system is the slowest on earth - in the meanwhile, the common man fighting against corporate greed has no - monthly unemployment benefits, no government housing, no free healthcare or education. How can such a man fight? A reasonably-good, middle-class salaried man in India pays 30% of his income in taxes and gets squat in return. All his money for 60+ years has been squandered away by politicians in caste politics - which, even the so-called castes that they politicians claim to support, don't get. There are 3 problems that is making lives difficult in India: 1- Overpopulation 2- Middle and lower-level government officers 3- The Bureaucracy Politicians don't decide policies; they only direct; the policies, rules, and systems are made by the Bureaucracy who are the functioning force behind the government system. They have vested interest in keeping the system as it is.
Felt very bad about the exploitation The Government of Italy should do better to make sure right wages are paid to this workers. Why a paper trail is not kept on wages paid? It’s a bad condition, very prone to exploitation! Thanks for bringing out this condition. Great job 👍🏽
Thesw ppl r punjabi it seems. Punjabis actually have a fascination of going abroad. Most Indian ppl in Canada r punjabis. Many of them pay huge sums of money to immigration agents to get relocated to Canada or UK. While they r toiling in Italian fields in the low wage jobs, the agricultural fields of Punjab r being worked by North Indian labour of other states.
ahmed shaheen not hard to live in india if you got a corporate job or business. I live in Australia and would love to go back after gaining experience here
I appreciate you all as a hardworker, put in your heart coz' the important is you can support your needs and your living in a peaceful place with love. We don't need to be rich on earth because after all we will die our life on earth is just only a temporary life
Are you listening Story. I faced the people in Saudi Arabia 1994-2004. When I was there. God blesses and cares on all of us. Long lives with good health
This is a problem with punjab. This epidemic is due to eeveryone wanting to flee India to some western country. Majority youth in Punjab only have dreams of migrating to some western country and marry a western woman to get citizenship.
I think it''s really bad of DW to not even blur the face of the Singh, if his employer sees this he could get into trouble. They didn't even have the decency to blur his license plate. Shame on you DW.
Compare with the conditions of UP labourers living in Punjab it seems they lead a better life condition regarding their home, food and other essential amenities etc.
I find this extremely sad. It's is an indictment of the inability of successive Indian governments to remove poverty and create good jobs. They've been unable or unwilling to act against human trafficking gangs. I'm also amazed at the resilience and the hard work done by these immigrants, especially the Sikhs. Kudos to DW for showing this hidden truth and Mr. Jagjit Singh for being brave enough to share his story.
As mentioned in video caption 3£ per hour & 14 hour work 3£×14=42£ 42£×exchange rate of India=3,364 this means they are earning 3Thousand 3Hundered Sixtyfour Indian currency Daily. So good
3 euro is really low brother.if they have contracts it must be 5 euro and above an hour.but part timer without contract must be 10 euro an hour.difficult works must have higher salary too
the problem relies on people who were open to smuggling people at the first place and decide to take advantage of them later on. I hope the working environment improves and these laborers receive the compensation they deserve to receive. I hope the best for them.
But in India too , rich Indians pay in same manner to their workers.. but it's business, but when this happens to indians in foreign countries, it's anti humanitarian..WHY???
Unemployment is now a big problem in India like other developing countries....I think they are lucky to have work or settle in european countries . Respect all hardworking peoples because they are Human first.
Baljinder Singh if there is a labor shortage it should be filled. That being said, western nation economies run on inequality and human rights violations. Therefore in order to continue this type of prosperity, rights have to be violated.
When these Indians are at home they earn less than what they make in Italy..these people have consciously chosen what they are doing... In India many people want to go abroad and work there even if they have to do casual labour... Working abroad and earning dollars give a social prestige..that is why people do not hesitate from doing all these work.. So European people please do not feel bad or sad for these people...they know what they are doing and have conciously opted for it....they pay a lot of money to get Visa and somehow reach distant land...
At least they are not living on social welfare, instead they are working hard and contributing to local economy. I still don't understand the hate they are getting.
Media likes people who abuse government welfare programs rather than these Punjabi sikhs who are helping economy grow and are working hard.
Actually you can't find Punjabi sikh migrants abusing local traditional or welfare money.
Because italians are jealous peoples.
@@AB-pq3oh dont blame them, blame the one that hired them.
bro they are stealing jobs 3 Euros are below their minimum wage and inspite of this they are also living their illegally which will only going to exploitation of these people by the firms.
True that no one country want to have illegal immigrants. But according to Us immigration agency there are 100 000 illegal italian immigrants only in New York. And there are more in other countries.
I have worked in Milan for a year in software industry. Never knew my Indian brothers in south of Italy were living in such conditions!
Hope the Italians treat them well. My tenure in Milan was good partly due to some amazing Italians I have met.
You are skilled ,other I advise every one not to leave india fr work .stay here
As Italian I feel terribly sorry about it, however collecting vegetables from fields, I'm afraid, it won't turn you in a millionaire for sure. I wish all the best for this community and I hope they will be treated with all the respect they deserve. From my side, all my respect to hard workers. Il lavoro nobilita l'uomo!
Hello sir
They are NOT cheap labour. They are great helpers to turn out your goals. Without their skills and hard work, your mission will not be accomplished. Treat them well and help their future, too.
They are cheap labour, they are paid under the minimum italian salary while living in a place with the cost of living from italy, food clothes transport rent etc, its almost debt slavery at this point for them
interestingly in Punjab they have to bring labourers from UP and Bihar to work in farms.They themselves work as Labour in other country.
Its not about working as a labourer . Its about making a good life.
Not all of them work as labourers in Western countries lol. And the ones that do work as labourers in Western countries, don’t have the capacity to hire UP/Bihari labourers in India themselves. It’s common sense.
In the UK we employ Polish seasonal agricultural worker; so Poland employes North Korean workers. Not sure it's an answer!
@@jso2073 hi sir im India
Bihari laborers work in big and rich landlords farms, these migrant Sikhs doesn't even have farms and they belongs to low poverty line. Not all Punjabi Sikhs have farms. There's a difference between migrant Sikhs and Landlord rich Sikhs
So he is a hardworking guy who tries to live a clean life..
Weet Bix That’s the Sikh community from Panjab, India.
They’re one of the most kindest, most generous and hard working people on earth.
They are fiercely independent and will not accept any government welfare even if it was offered to them.
They believe in earning their money through hard work.
Please, if you’re Italian, instead of hating them, try meeting and talking with them and you’ll realise these guys are not a liability on your economy but rather an asset.
You can find Sikhs in all fields of expertise, from lawyers and doctors to builders, plumbers etc, not to mention, the Sikh community being largely agricultural are great farmers and excellent soldiers, check out their military history.
@@k.s.104 Sikhs are mercenaries who fought along the British. Nothing special about them. They killed lot of Indians too.
Monty They were volunteer soldiers that fought and died saving a land and people foreign to them, people that had nothing to do with them, the result of the war regardless of wether or not it was an allied or axis victory wouldn’t benefit India in anyway whatsoever, that right there is what you call selfless service, something you wouldn’t know about, good day to you sir.
Grass is not greener on the other side of the fence. Home is home.
aksfilmsusa Only in America they would do better and have a good chance for a better life for themselves and their children like
millions do every year.
@@alfredvinciguerra532 and canada
@@ashutoshkumar1960 Canada is that good??
Remarkable
@@vnation4443 nope
Pretty resist
DW documentaries are so good,
Please send my Love to your whole team.
Namaste.
Thanks a lot for your support! Stay healthy, stay tuned!
Mandir wahi banayenge aur katora leke gat k samne khada hoy jayenge
@@DWDocumentary Danke DW. Können Sie bitte auch über Indien in Deutschland ein Dokumenterie hochladen?.Gibt es indische putzhilfe in Deutschland oder? . Mini jobber
I am journalists news paper of Bangladesh
@@DWDocumentary hi
Rich people is getting richer poor is even poorer
Rich are rich because they use their brains to establish a company. Poor people are poor because they don't want to take risk or don't find other alternative to earn more money. As simple as that :-)
chirag bishnoi i know what you mean but i dare you to go and tell to their face it’s their fault 😒
Don't even make sense
Yehh, this is the outcome of so called 'trickle down economy'
Elizabeth Sotto They are far more richer than you in their back home🙏🏻
It's amazing never heard about Indians in our country, how the media works. And if you look at the comments you won't find any Italian commenting
Amico mio secondo te perche' voto Salvini
My father's sister is a nun in italy. Im Indian
Good
Cause Italy doesn't have CZcams.
I am from north Italy, i have indian friend, he is here since 20 years, his wife first time came just 3 years ago, he had an hard and lonely life here, i have been in India to visit them one's, he managed to make a big house, his got fields animals, someone is looking after it for him, one of his son studies in India the other arrived two years ago he speaks very good italian now, and just got his driving license, i have been in India more than ones, down there many people have a big smile on their face but are really poor, while those who come here pay the price to give a better life to their family/parents in india, i have been abroad for some years in a richest nation, i can just say that the first two years it has been very hard
My heart breaks knowing that they have no means of income now due to Italy being ravaged by corona virus. I think they don't get government support too because they're undocumented. My prayers go out to these people.
Italy will be the next greece or even worse the next africa even north italy (the richest region) is becoming poor lot of italians goes abroad to find a normal life. Today even foreigners are escaping moreover the youngers once they get italian citizenship they leave and they are right to find work. in italy finding work was and will be difficult. When you have companies who goes in eastern europe to pay less taxes and pay low salaries, when you have stupid politicians who earns more than 16000 euros net and they dont give a f...k about their Citizens and businesses, When they do contracts jobs of one week, one month(if you are lucky)even if you work harder they will fire you, when there is no dialogue between institutions politics and moreover Citizens then is not more a democratic and normal country. When i see immigrants coming to italy i feel very sorry for them because i know 100% lot of them will do a life even worse than the slaves immigrants thinks italy is europe is a riche country everyone can have this everyone will be rich. My friends italy is no more the richer country before 2008. italy is finished forever in 10 years in italy there will be more older people than youngers. If someone wants to go to italy should know from now that some parts only some parts of north italy can find a temporary solution what i mean? I mean that you stay 10 years or more just to do your european documents and after simply leave there are no job opportunities no more. I remember before 2008 how life was good finding work was good and easy. But today is becoming very hard even for italians. If italians goes abroad to look for a job then there is a reason they are not crazy peoples who suddenly wakes up and say today i go to germany today i go to switzerland today i go to sweden today i go to uk today i go to usa to denmark ti belgium . Have a good day people and never back down.( i left italy 2 years ago and i am more than happy today) good luck.
@@viadilnasim6498 I guess italy should just auction their land to the rich people in the world. Italian weather and food is wonderful.
@@montyi8 fuck the rich foreigners italy needs to take their pride back for themselves! Back to the feudal system!
Hi
Sikhs are one of the hardest working community on this planet. They are sincere, hard working and warriors as evident from their ranks in Indian Army. Entire nation of India is proud of our Sikh brothers and sisters. Blessed to be part of Sikh religion. Wahe Guru Ji Khalsa Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh.
@Reeha lol one is abrahamic and sikh is dharmic. There is no way they imitate islam. The ignorancy in ur statement oof
Yeah, so much respect for my Sikh Brother and Sisters
@Reeha Go see Basics of Sikhi's video on it! I am sure you will find a lot of information! One really big difference is that we are actually forbidden from eating halal meat, as it is a bujar kurehat for us (major sin). If you are wondering about that as well you can also see Basics of Sikhi's video on that as well.
I hope my brother didn't loose his job after his boss saw that they were filming.Me I always buy Italian and Spanish fruits and vegetables I know my brothers are working there.Me I live in France
Same happens in Spain also and other european countries,and lets not forget the mexicans in the Us,that's the result of globalism,import cheap labor.
Takehiko Yamada, Japan should take Indian labor so all the Japanese can go on holiday to Rome, Paris, Hollywood. You work too hard.
@@francisgodinho9077 your comment shows what sort of person you are you people are disgusting it's useless to have a chat with you
First of all.i appreciate japanese people who working hard..you are self reliable nation..soon we also become a powerful nation..we are wealthiest..but not everyone....all the western countries act like a boss.but dont forget about looting of wealth from india once upon a time..history told our pride...
especially in gulf states
U mean "globalization"?
God Bless all my hard working brothers from Punjab.
Bhai jab kheti badi hee karni thi toh Punjab kya bura hai. Apna desh kheti badi key chodna. Baat samajh nai aayi.
@@malebhaskar Bilkul Sahi khaa aapnay.
@@malebhaskar not everyone in Punjab has a lot of land to farm and survive on just that money considering there are also many people in one family (many factors like these). A few go abroad while the rest remain here. You sound like a very naive person.
@@goudaybanana6701 asking a doubt if called as naive in your language then it's your wish.
But still what is the guarentee that these people who are working on others farms are making good money and lead a happy life.
I still believe that if farming or some small job has to be done, then no need to leave our place, our motherland. At least we are with our families. So much suffering for working to others is not right
Proud indian
I love DW documentaries.
I am pretty sure he can have the same standard of life in India, if he lived in India
Nope! The Punjab is not the same as before.
what has changed/
+Moe Lester because punjab is facing unemployment crisis
Corruption has destroyed Punjab. Water level has dropped. Most of river water is diverted to other states & punjab doesn't even get the Legal Share of its water. Then the farmer are unable to set their own prices so its totally unreliable. Rest of india can't seem to see beyond Raam mandir & their religious bullshit.
Bullshit.
Bro he earns 5.5 euros an hour. It's way better than India
Well I'm from Eastern India. And I only go to Italy for a nice walk in the streets of Florence. My Grand Father was also poor but Now we're at a better position in our own country. The problem with Punjabis is they don't prefer education, they can do only hard labor. People from other parts of India mostly go abroad for higher education or as Doctors, Engineers etc.
Do other Indians come back to india or I mean they are usually kicked out
In my country almost everyone fo hard labor yet we are still a rich country
Atleast theyre working not being a homeless or begging for money , big applause for them
As if it the norm
Sad. These people deserved more than what they are in right now. Life is not fair to all.
The root problem with India is *overpopulation*. A 1 child policy in India for a couple of generations would improve living standards tremendously. India is 3x smaller than the USA but has 1 billion more people.
They are production machine. They deserve it.
A worse predicament would be the aging population outstripping the work force. Lower birth rates come naturally with increased standard of living. if you artificially accelerate this process, then you run into the problem that china will have in the coming decades: a large retired population that collects pension and adds strain to the economy, and a smaller young population that cannot support that strain.
yoyo mama-
Did you know that China has planned to deploy 200,000 industrial robots per year starting 2020? The robots will replace labors. This is part of industrial 4.0, China calls that made in China 2025. This new industrial revolution will use Al, automation, computer and networking to replace human labor. China has begun layoff in Chinese industrial heartland. Being a communist country, the country offers generous severance package and unemployment benefits to displaced workers. India had missed the last 3 industrial revolutions. There are absolutely no sign that, under Modi gov, india is doing anything to join this new one.
In this new age industrial revolution, huge population is a liability, not an asset.
british looted india for 200 years
This is a simplistic argument. India is the largest country in the world by arable land, which is a more important measure of land area when counting population. It's just that India doesn't have large areas of desert/wasteland/unarable land like other countries of similar scale. Comparison with US is meaningless.
Sikh community is great. They work hard day and night to raise their families be it Italy or any other country in this world. Proud of you guys.
GREAT
Everyone is working hard for living, don't brag.
@@sharuk98ala LOL even though i am a Punjabi myself but I agree with you on this
You praising about your own community and literally showering praises on you as well .😂
That guys wearing a New Zealand vs France 1986 test match t - shirt. Strange, and oddly interesting.
Shameful conditions!!! I have to admit as an Italian citizen!!! We need a minimum salary in Italy
Bienvenuti al coruna virus
minimum wage will increase youth unemployment rate
*Somebody is getting* rich from this.
mafia
It's funny how those mafia charges these Indians $40000 to get recruited into these jobs
the slave handlers are called snake heads.
yes... supermarkets you moron. you think farmers are getting rich? farmers cant afford to pay more anyway. not that 5€ per hour is bad anyway
@@jebise1126 please stick to our netiquette policy, thank you: p.dw.com/p/MF1G
Just THINK about it: If they are able to pay minimum wages, then why the hell would they hire Indians?
Cheap labour is the point of it ALL !
Life here is definitely better than back home , else they would have gone long ago . The lure of anything ' foreign ' is very strong .
The state of Punjab is really having this problem; there are just too many immigration agents who are fake and get people into trouble. Another state in India that has this problem is Kerala; but that's more towards Gulf countries, where people's passports are taken and made to do slave labor.
@@utkarshg.bharti9714 Kerala is not having real problem I have visited but I guess the problem is more in Punjab
@@aintyours7470Kerala people don't do labour works they always in hotel business
What lovely, hardworking people. I wish I could help them.
Yes
Just give them respect .. treat them has humans .. they will be the best people to ur country .. Sikhs are most freindly and fun loving people in India
Hello sir I am from pakistan and I want to an agriculture visa plz help me
No matter Indians still most hard workers
My experience in here in Seattle Washington specially high skilled workers in Amazon headquarters
Any nationality is hard workers..it's not just India duh😏😏😏😏
All cultures are hard workers and smart in their own ways.
when did you come from India?
can you speak English -- hardworking guru!
Great
Eye opening, never heard of Indians in Italy working as a farmers, there is absolutely nothing wrong with being a farmer, my father is a farmer too.
But it's sad that they are being exploited. And they are not even able to visit their loved ones back home.
I have an Indian fiance and he always talk about Indian people living on Europe.
I think I should share this video to him.
kinda funny, sikhs hae been cultivating for years, the first large scale indian migration to the us was actually sikhs and other uttarpradesh people who went to Cali to work in central valley, they often bcuz they weren't allowed to bring family over, intermarried with Mexican women and laborers, creating punjabi mexicn blended families in California
ohhh love these people from india.
Respect and best wishes to these hard working people.
the fact that this is happening in "developed countries" shows how much worse it is in countries like India. I still don't understand how this exploitation could be public knowledge but at the same time there being no attempt to resolve it.
It's a crime in india.
My friend we as Indians put into extreme poverty by Europeans. If u know Indian history, it is mother of all civilisations.
Read the link
www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/indepth/opinion/britain-stole-45-trillion-india-181206124830851.html
@@krantikoganti
I say socialism did far more to put Indians in (extreme) poverty than the British.
Bro, it’s Italy. They’re most corrupted Western European country out there
What a stupid logic!
And they say capitalism is what the world needs😂
Our (Indian) society needs to change, we need to stop treating people going abroad as heroes. We hear similar storylines in Arab as well, family members put pressure on Indian government to bring their family members back.
As i am an Engineer working in IT in India... I bet it is better to work as a labor in a factory in West Europe rather than working as an Engineer in India.. That is the situation here.
So go work as a labourer over there. What are u waiting for?
These are only myths nothing else.
Why don't you works as a laborer for day just to see if your claim is true.
ABHIJEET TRIPATHY, i suggest you carry on with your interesting work as an engineer in your country.
it is no fun working in a factory, and you can take it from me who had once supervised up to 100 workers on night shift, slaving away on a production line.
This is Northern Europe
@Nish 23 😂😂
Nice documentary...never heard about it.
good stuff. so glad I discovered DW.
The Sikhs are very good people...very hard working too..also very very helpful people
Yes u right....thanx 💕
I like them
Are the trust worthy ?
Wow 😮
Greed has devoured humanity 🙏🏽
I like to work Italy agriculture. I have passport I have email address I give mohsinmollao3390
Thanks
Salute to their hard work
I've also farmed in Italy, the work was tough but the pay was high, and I'm grateful
Tnxx Italy
@Zceve40 maybe compared to her country
Thanks for making this video
Their children will hopefully appreciate.
I saw thousands of Bangladeshis near termini , Rome and I was astonished .
Those bengalis at the Roma termini have been there for a long long time.
Love and respect from India 🇮🇳🙏
jay hind
I am very thankful for those labors for my daily foods, my fruits and fresh veges:D
Thanks. By the way we Indians are also cleaning houses of Europeans.
That's really interesting... To know what's going on here in Italy, I have to see a documentary about Italy made in other countries.
"But nobody wants to go back to India" 10:30. That pretty much says it all. Seems like a perfectly expected free market outcome. I see no problem.
What a way to defend discrimination and exploitation...we are poor but it shouldn't mean we can be exploited...
That is the common mentality of indians!!!!! If they go to another country, they dont wanna come home to india, i know them first hand coz i worked with them for several years..they want to own the country where they work..
Mike He still took ye jobs innit?
They said "Nobody wants to go to India. The money they earn here is needed there." So they are working hard so that they can send money to their families in India. And to the people saying Indians don't want to leave other countries, to them I would recommend seeing the latest findings which say Indian community is the richest and most prosperous community in the US. So Indians not only work for themselves but also help in the growth of the country in which they work.
@Angelo Cordova people immigrate from a country to another because they aren't statisfied living in that particular country so obviously why would they go back to their country again?and they work there not to own the country but for high wages....whats exactly ur point?
Very clear reporting... DW is so different. Keep it up.
مرحبا
God bless our Indian brothers abroad sacrifices their life for their kids🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
The abuse of vulnerable people treating them like slaves to satisfy the corporate greed is do outrageous that it's difficult to watch this video
gourmet cavewoman
Stop buying Italian produce
True, but at times I think why dont they fix their own country.. oh yeah they are so prejudice against each other and have s caste system in India. Go visit there and find out...
ReCycle Spinning that's a Hindu thing not everybody
@@chrisbennett606 wow bring religion into this. . great
@@recyclespinning9839 their country is fixing itself. No one asked them to leave .
I’m Italian and Indian. Why can’t we just come together and WORK TOGETHER!!!
Thanks for this video
Bro these indians not trapped they r living better life than most of the farmers and labourers in india so dont think negative appriciate wht u have. U drive a 4 wheeler to go to work not even 90% graduates form india who work at factorys can own 4 wheeler
so polluting environment.. why can't you think simple living high thinking.
@@countryfirst6472 it's not about pollution he says they can't afford
The ineffective Indian Government failure to provide jobs for her people cause them to find work outside of India.
Come back to INDIA.. you could lead happy life here... Good luck to your future
@Jackpot yes India is a largest density populated country. So job opportunity just like impossible . Indian govt only think about 👪
@The Seeker joker, people have them high dream about Europe , people you experience Europe only what it is. India 101% better option for anyone.
@Jackpot You don't know what you talking about.
@The Seeker no they are not .they think they can make legal 15 euro per HR wagge there.so they get trapped hahaha .I spit on Italy hahaahau
@Jackpot hahahah fake media story about India haha we heard a lot
Punjabi people are certainly better-off (financially) then the rest of India. These guys in the video are doing this back-breaking work in Italian fields not because of poverty in India but in the hope of getting a residence permit in Europe.
For example: the sikh man in the documentary says that he had to sell his family gold jewellery to get to Italy. He sold #Gold??? Really!!! That's a poor man in your opinion???
Poor people in India don't have gold. Average people do, i.e. middle-to-lower middle income group. probably he is from a lower middle class. Certainly he is no poor man. His goal is emigration. Period.
The guy said he is getting 5.5 euros per hour and works 13 hours a day. Now that's 5.5. *84.4=464.2
464.2*13=6037.6 rs a day. That means a month over 1,80,000 rs that is more income than my dad . And I m a 14 year old middle class indian boy.
Considering the fact that you have to spend way more for basic resources in italy than in India his quality of life in italy won't differ much from what he has in india. One of his main reasons to work in italy must be remittance.
+nachiket kulkarni His quality of life will still be much better than being a farmer in India. Italy has proper housing even for poor and good public transport to get aruond. I have been to india and seen farmer's life....its very sad cannot compare anything to italy's !!! They live in mudhouses on roadsides, theres shit outside, its noisy outside, its smelly outside. It sucks!!
@@jaimeperez3618 Ive heard when the Govt built housing with toilets, they rented out those houses for money and continued shitting on the roadsides and fields
@A M from where did you get this stats? Punjabis are one of the richest community in India
@@jaimeperez3618 100% right
Thanks a lot to DW for revealing discreet state of affairs.
Thank you for your comment. We are happy that you liked the documentary!
The people of Italy are very good I love them all❤ (From Dhaka 🇧🇩)
But how Italy is responsible to feed Indians. Indian government finishing cultivated lands in name of progress and new technologies, and Indian are looking for jobs in West countries. West is not responsible for jobs and quality of life. Indian should fight with Indian government for jobs rather than showing world their insecurity in other countries.
great guy fair enough. I’m western countries mostly Indians are doing jobs that are traditionally reserved for teenagers
Most Indian engineers don't have skills, so they are unemployed.
Sachin Verma no one stopping these Italian companies employing Italian workers from doing these back breaking jobs
Do you see that happening? I don't think so. How will the common man fight? Whom will he fight? The judicial system is the slowest on earth - in the meanwhile, the common man fighting against corporate greed has no - monthly unemployment benefits, no government housing, no free healthcare or education. How can such a man fight?
A reasonably-good, middle-class salaried man in India pays 30% of his income in taxes and gets squat in return. All his money for 60+ years has been squandered away by politicians in caste politics - which, even the so-called castes that they politicians claim to support, don't get.
There are 3 problems that is making lives difficult in India:
1- Overpopulation
2- Middle and lower-level government officers
3- The Bureaucracy
Politicians don't decide policies; they only direct; the policies, rules, and systems are made by the Bureaucracy who are the functioning force behind the government system. They have vested interest in keeping the system as it is.
Mandir wahi banayenge aur katora leke gat k samne khada hoy jayenge 😂
And We are fighting neighbors , just look at these people.
Thanks for sharing good stories.
Felt very bad about the exploitation The Government of Italy should do better to make sure right wages are paid to this workers. Why a paper trail is not kept on wages paid? It’s a bad condition, very prone to exploitation! Thanks for bringing out this condition. Great job 👍🏽
Thesw ppl r punjabi it seems. Punjabis actually have a fascination of going abroad. Most Indian ppl in Canada r punjabis.
Many of them pay huge sums of money to immigration agents to get relocated to Canada or UK.
While they r toiling in Italian fields in the low wage jobs, the agricultural fields of Punjab r being worked by North Indian labour of other states.
Exactly u said
Fact is that life is better abroad for indians. Even as cheap labours...you should think about how hard to live in india
ahmed shaheen not hard to live in india if you got a corporate job or business. I live in Australia and would love to go back after gaining experience here
Nailed it man, seriously
you killed in 1984 lots of Sikh so they're going in other countries.
...and they are indians who heads the biggest companies and highest salaries in this world.
They are just 0.1 percent of Indian population.
So ? A lot of nations have wealthy citizens of all cultures
@sudhakaran nair
1st in poverty.
1.1 billion under $5.50/day
@@MelaniaRose Do Indians also clean private houses in Europe?
I appreciate you all as a hardworker, put in your heart coz' the important is you can support your needs and your living in a peaceful place with love. We don't need to be rich on earth because after all we will die our life on earth is just only a temporary life
Thank you very much dear. Really You are a golden heart girl.. I love gesture
Are you listening Story. I faced the people in Saudi Arabia 1994-2004. When I was there.
God blesses and cares on all of us. Long lives with good health
I am a Pakistani-Canadian, here in Canada Indians are usually Doctors or Engineers. I am shocked to see this.
This is a problem with punjab. This epidemic is due to eeveryone wanting to flee India to some western country. Majority youth in Punjab only have dreams of migrating to some western country and marry a western woman to get citizenship.
Probably he is working that hard to educate his son to become bigger man then himself
Unfortunately not everyone are doctors and engineers
Are you shocked? Did u really think all Indians are doctors and engineers ? you're not very smart
I think they r Punjabis from bihar
The whole currupt system is falling apart today.
What brave, ambitious people. Amazing !
when people start to fear the journalism then it become a real journalism
I think this is what a real journalism is where truth is victory
Who is here after coronavirus?
we! Stay safe, stay tuned ! Best wishes
Me 😂
May i have opportunity to work in Italy... however corona virus spreading in world wide...?
This story and movie “13 years a slave” are no different. Unfortunately Europeans do take advantage of the rest of world to enjoy their luxury.
I thought it was 12yr
@MrFalcon2001 Ahh, No!
I think it''s really bad of DW to not even blur the face of the Singh, if his employer sees this he could get into trouble. They didn't even have the decency to blur his license plate. Shame on you DW.
time to come back, and take pride in taking the Country forward too!
exactly now we have Modi induced acche din
😃
Man this just makes me appreciate what god gives me. Need to practice more gratitude in life
Great job DW,true journalism
Thanx for sharing 🙏
Compare with the conditions of UP labourers living in Punjab it seems they lead a better life condition regarding their home, food and other essential amenities etc.
Nothing surperised, I have seen such exploitation in Germany as well.
What kind of exploitation?.
5 Euros per day? I think you can earn in the same range in India also. Yes, there will be greater competition for work but still you will be home.
I am in love with the narrator's voice
Very proud people who work hard and share their food with others and remember pray to Parmeshwar who loves them.
I find this extremely sad. It's is an indictment of the inability of successive Indian governments to remove poverty and create good jobs. They've been unable or unwilling to act against human trafficking gangs. I'm also amazed at the resilience and the hard work done by these immigrants, especially the Sikhs.
Kudos to DW for showing this hidden truth and Mr. Jagjit Singh for being brave enough to share his story.
Why Iam I not surprised??
Good info, good video thanks to blogger
I live in France I will always buy Italian vegetables and think of my Punjabi brothers.luv u brother for ur hard work
As mentioned in video caption
3£ per hour & 14 hour work
3£×14=42£
42£×exchange rate of India=3,364
this means they are earning
3Thousand 3Hundered Sixtyfour
Indian currency Daily.
So good
3 euro is really low brother.if they have contracts it must be 5 euro and above an hour.but part timer without contract must be 10 euro an hour.difficult works must have higher salary too
but they have expenses in Italy than in india so that wage is actually low....
To run three peoples family he needed to spend atlist 15€ per day..rent other expenses separate. I dont how these guys are managing
kmdshabbir It depends. In the North is expensive, not in the South.
And his wife and children in Italy.u mean he will import his essentials from Indian markets? Hmmm .great.
Nice report....keep continue..👍
the problem relies on people who were open to smuggling people at the first place and decide to take advantage of them later on. I hope the working environment improves and these laborers receive the compensation they deserve to receive. I hope the best for them.
God bless you Paji. Stay humble yourself
The police guy looks like Sylvester Stallone.
But in India too , rich Indians pay in same manner to their workers.. but it's business, but when this happens to indians in foreign countries, it's anti humanitarian..WHY???
great guy because the journalists make money out of this, so it’s also business...
Look at their faces. After hard labour no complaints and looks happy and contented
DW is a journalism !
Unemployment is now a big problem in India like other developing countries....I think they are lucky to have work or settle in european countries . Respect all hardworking peoples because they are Human first.
Baljinder Singh if there is a labor shortage it should be filled. That being said, western nation economies run on inequality and human rights violations. Therefore in order to continue this type of prosperity, rights have to be violated.
Hiii
U r from italy
From Europe to Canada I find people from India are great to be with
Also I love their food and roty👍😀🇨🇦
anonymous well what's stopping Indians paying Indian workers decent money
I hear they take the piss in Africa as well
When these Indians are at home they earn less than what they make in Italy..these people have consciously chosen what they are doing...
In India many people want to go abroad and work there even if they have to do casual labour...
Working abroad and earning dollars give a social prestige..that is why people do not hesitate from doing all these work..
So European people please do not feel bad or sad for these people...they know what they are doing and have conciously opted for it....they pay a lot of money to get Visa and somehow reach distant land...
I can imagine thier pain and hardwork. But this trap for many unemployed indian and aisan people.
fascinating!
In California it is Mexicans. What is the problem? People have to work and people have to eat.