Video of 4 men burned to death by suspected gangmasters highlights abuse of migrant workers in Italy

ItalyVideo of 4 men burned to death by suspected gangmasters highlights abuse of migrant workers in Italy“The horrific murder of the four farm laborers in Calabria has shocked us all,” Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni said.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Police in Italy arrested two people after the apparent torching of a car in which four farmworkers were killed.APShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJune 4, 2026, 11:45 AM EDTBy Mithil Aggarwal and Matteo MoschellaLabeled a “massacre” by authorities, video showing four migrant workers being burned alive at a gas station is driving a growing reckoning over the exploitation of foreign laborers by criminal gangs in Italy. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Broadcast this week by Italian media and geolocated by NBC News, the footage shows two men leaping out of a vehicle, before one of them douses it with liquid and sets it ablaze. As plumes of black smoke rise from the trunk, the men push against the doors to ensure their victims can’t escape. Four men died, a fifth made it out alive. The gruesome killings drew widespread attention after surveillance footage was made public in the country that relies heavily on its celebrated agriculture industry. “We are facing forms of modern slavery that cannot be tolerated,” said Gianluca Gallo, the local councillor responsible for agriculture in Calabria — the southwestern region where the victims’ charred remains were found in the burned-out van parked at a gas station. “The horrific murder of the four farm laborers in Calabria has shocked us all,” Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni said in a post on X on Wednesday.Police said that two suspects were arrested in the attack. Italy’s state broadcaster RAI reported they were from Pakistan.While the men in the video may have prevented four of their victims from escaping the car, one was able to get out through the trunk.Taj Mohammed Alamyar said he and...