The horrific accident involving 31-year-old Satnam Singh, a Punjab-origin farm worker in Italy’s Latina province, and the cold-hearted response of the farm owner, who instead of saving his life left him to die all alone, has sparked a wave of protests by migrants in Italy.
The accident, which shook Italy and sent shock waves back home in Punjab, took place on June 17 when Satnam was driving a plastic wrapping machine on the Borgo Santa Maria farm in Latina. The farm is owned by Italian national Antonello Lovato, who is facing an inquiry in this case.

Satnam, a Dalit farmer from Punjab’s Chand Nawa village, died on June 19.

While Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni has ordered an inquiry into Satnam’s death, the prosecutor’s office at Latina has opened an investigation, with the municipality as a civil party.

Seeking justice, trade unions, migrant workers and a large number of Italian citizens held a big protest in Latina on June 22. The unions have again given a call for another protest on June 25 to decide on their course of action.

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