https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy has moved to crack down on the widespread exploitation of farm workers with tough new penalties for abuses to which immigrants from Africa and South Asia are particularly vulnerable. https://www.thelocal.it/20161019/italy-cracks-down-on-exploitation-of-asian-african-farm-workers Wed, 19 Oct 2016 16:46:07 +0200 italy-cracks-down-on-exploitation-of-asian-african-farm-workers An MP who waved a fish around Italy’s lower house of parliament was on Tuesday suspended for 12 days, cutting €2,500 from his daily allowance, a move the politician dismissed as a "prejudiced" punishment. https://www.thelocal.it/20140430/fish-stunt-costs-mp-2500 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:16:00 +0200 fish-stunt-costs-mp-2500 Three female migrants died during a treacherous voyage to Europe in a rubber dinghy and 174 others were rescued as they made their way to the Italian island of Lampedusa, media reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20130804/three-migrants-die-trying-to-reach-italy-by-dinghy Sun, 04 Aug 2013 19:37:15 +0200 three-migrants-die-trying-to-reach-italy-by-dinghy