Trail-blazing Nigerian woman first to drive anti-exploitation truck

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Gangmasters in Italy’s southern Campania region have a new name to be reckoned with: Tina Agbonyinma, the first Nigerian woman to drive an anti-exploitation truck in Italy.

Former farm labourer, anti-gangmastering activist and writer Yvan Sagnet is well known for his work against the exploitation of workers in the Italian agricultural industry. (Photo: ANSA)

Employed by Montella Bio in Frignano near Caserta, an area renowned for its exploitation of farm labourers, including many migrants ...

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Trail-blazing Nigerian woman first to drive anti-exploitation truck

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