Four migrant workers burned alive in Italy's Calabria region

Italian police arrested two Pakistani nationals suspected of murdering four migrant agricultural workers by setting fire to a vehicle in Amendolara, a town in the Calabria province of Cosenza. The victims were three Afghan men and one Pakistani man; a fifth worker, an Afghan, survived by escaping through the trunk. CCTV footage from a nearby gasoline station showed the suspects blocking the vehicle doors and pouring an accelerant before fleeing. Investigators linked the crime to a dispute over wages and employment contracts for seasonal farm laborers. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the killings as "barbaric" and promised justice, while the largest Italian union CGIL announced protests at the scene. The case highlights tensions in Italy’s migrant labor market and has sparked calls for stronger protections for foreign farm workers.