Workers, mostly Indian, building US consulate in Milan agree to record settlement

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More than 60 workers, mostly from India, signed agreements in Milan to receive compensation for alleged labour abuses while building a new US consulate compound. The payments form part of a €31 million settlement with Alabama-based Caddell Construction, with workers receiving an average of €45,000 each.

Foreign workers building the vast new US consulate compound in Milan signed agreements at a Milan hotel Wednesday securing payouts averaging €45,000 (US$50,400) each for alleged labour abuses while working for an American construction company. More than 60 labourers, mostly from India, signed the deals Wednesday to receive their share of a €31 million (nearly US$35 million) settlement agreed last month with Alabama-based Caddell Construction. The signings began Tuesday. Prosecutors say it is the...