The Aporia · Underpaid workers building US Consulate in Milan will split multi-million payout from U.S. firm

Underpaid workers building US Consulate in Milan will split multi-million payout from U.S. firm

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Barry, C. (2026, September 28). Underpaid workers building US Consulate in Milan will split multi-million payout from U.S. firm. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/us-construction-giant-agrees-to-a-35-million-settlement-for-workers-building-the-milan-consulate/article_a7512dcb-95a8-5601-93bf-3b7d5263d1bb.html

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In Milan, a U.S.-based company constructing the American consulate has reached a settlement of nearly 31 million euros ($35 million) to provide back pay and damages to underpaid workers who were allegedly earning less than $2 an hour. The agreement was signed by Milan prosecutors, Caddell Construction, and a court-appointed administrator after an investigation into labor exploitation at the construction site.

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Caddell Construction, an Alabama-based firm building the new American consulate in Milan, has agreed to a nearly 31-million-euro ($35 million) settlement to compensate underpaid workers. Prosecutors allege that these foreign workers were paid less than $2 an hour, significantly below minimum wage standards. The agreement was signed by Milan prosecutors and a court-appointed administrator who took over the construction site after investigations into exploitative labor practices. This settlement aims to provide back pay and damages to affected workers, addressing serious allegations of unfair treatment in the U.S.-based project abroad.

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The U.S. company building the new American consulate in Milan has agreed to a nearly 31-million-euro ($35 million) settlement that includes back pay and damages to foreign workers who prosecutors allege were paid less than $2 an hour, officials said Monday. asserted

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The settlement was signed by the Milan prosecutors, Alabama-based multinational Caddell Construction and the court-appointed administrator that took over the construction site following the investigation into exploitative labor practices. asserted

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