Milan’s chief prosecutor Paolo Storari has launched an emergency judicial review into allegations that Indian labourers building the new US Consulate in Piazzale Accursio were subjected to systematic exploitation. According to court filings, recruiting agents in New Delhi charged each worker about 500,000 rupees (€5,500) in ‘placement fees’, only for them to be paid far below Italy’s legal minimum once on site. Investigators claim the men endured excessive overtime, denied rest days and were threatened with deportation if they complained. The Italian arm of US-based Caddell Construction and a Turkish-born site manager are under investigation for breaches of labour-safety and immigration rules. The case touches a sensitive nerve for global-mobility teams: ‘posted-worker’ assignments on diplomatic or government projects often rely on non-EU nationals whose residence status is tied to their employer.
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HR departments navigating these complexities may find practical support through VisaHQ. Its Italy portal (https://www.visahq.com/italy/) consolidates real-time visa and work-permit requirements, offers document-preparation tools and provides concierge assistance, helping organisations keep posted-worker deployments compliant and preventing the kind of irregularities now under scrutiny in Milan.
Immigration lawyers warn that companies using subcontractors must audit supply-chain compliance or risk penalties under Italy’s Legislative Decree 286/1998, which prohibits facilitation of irregular stay. If charges are upheld, Caddell could face heavy fines, project delays and reputational damage with the US State Department, which finances the €300 million complex scheduled to open in late 2027. The embassy project is part of Washington’s global programme to replace ageing chancery buildings with high-security ‘flagship’ compounds, and any delay could affect visa-processing capacity in Italy’s business capital.
HR departments navigating these complexities may find practical support through VisaHQ. Its Italy portal (https://www.visahq.com/italy/) consolidates real-time visa and work-permit requirements, offers document-preparation tools and provides concierge assistance, helping organisations keep posted-worker deployments compliant and preventing the kind of irregularities now under scrutiny in Milan.
Immigration lawyers warn that companies using subcontractors must audit supply-chain compliance or risk penalties under Italy’s Legislative Decree 286/1998, which prohibits facilitation of irregular stay. If charges are upheld, Caddell could face heavy fines, project delays and reputational damage with the US State Department, which finances the €300 million complex scheduled to open in late 2027. The embassy project is part of Washington’s global programme to replace ageing chancery buildings with high-security ‘flagship’ compounds, and any delay could affect visa-processing capacity in Italy’s business capital.
