{"id":100821,"date":"2025-09-05T10:27:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T08:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/heroic-viticulture-under-the-table-in-massa-candia-producer-fined\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:30:32","slug":"heroic-viticulture-under-the-table-in-massa-candia-producer-fined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/heroic-viticulture-under-the-table-in-massa-candia-producer-fined\/","title":{"rendered":"Heroic viticulture &#8220;under the table&#8221; in Massa: Candia producer fined"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nine workers found without contracts in a vineyard of the small Tuscan denomination. The operation by the Carabinieri and the Inspectorate is part of a plan of checks on agricultural labor in areas where the harvest is made more difficult by the steepness of the vineyards. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\r\n<div class=\"align wp-block-bssb-social-share\" id=\"bssbSocialShare-1\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;socials&quot;:[{&quot;networkType&quot;:&quot;socialNetworks&quot;,&quot;network&quot;:&quot;facebook&quot;,&quot;isUpIcon&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;class&quot;:&quot;fab fa-facebook-f&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#1877f2&quot;},&quot;upIcon&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}},{&quot;networkType&quot;:&quot;socialNetworks&quot;,&quot;network&quot;:&quot;linkedin&quot;,&quot;isUpIcon&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;class&quot;:&quot;fab fa-linkedin-in&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#0a66c2&quot;},&quot;upIcon&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}},{&quot;networkType&quot;:&quot;mobileMessenger&quot;,&quot;network&quot;:&quot;whatsapp&quot;,&quot;isUpIcon&quot;:false,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;class&quot;:&quot;fab fa-whatsapp&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#25d366&quot;},&quot;upIcon&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}}],&quot;align&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alignment&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:{&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#0000&quot;},&quot;size&quot;:&quot;28px&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;14px&quot;,&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;10px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;10px&quot;,&quot;border&quot;:{&quot;radius&quot;:&quot;50%&quot;},&quot;shadow&quot;:[],&quot;direction&quot;:&quot;row&quot;}\">\r\n\t<div class=\"bssbStyle\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<ul class=\"bssbSocialShare\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"icon icon-0\" data-social=\"facebook\" \t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"icon icon-1\" data-social=\"linkedin\" \t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<li class=\"icon icon-2\" data-social=\"whatsapp\" \t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a joint inspection, the <strong>Carabinieri Labor Inspectorate Unit<\/strong> of <strong>Massa Carrara<\/strong> and the <strong>Territorial Inspectorate of Lucca \u2013 Massa Carrara<\/strong> discovered nine workers employed &#8220;under the table,&#8221; without contracts, in a vineyard in <strong>Romagnano<\/strong>, in the <strong>Municipality of Massa<\/strong>, Tuscany. The operation was coordinated by Director Anna Maria Venezia. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The inspection staff identified the manual grape harvesters along the hills of the Candia dei Colli Apuani Doc. After stopping several <strong>attempts to flee through the rows<\/strong>, the officers established that <strong>one worker was an Italian national and eight were from Romania<\/strong>. None of them had a regular employment contract.  <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-9f60ed39\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>FINES TOTALING 35,100 EUROS<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The checks revealed that the <strong>agreed pay amounted to 50 euros per day<\/strong>. The owner of the farm was issued administrative fines totaling 35,100 euros. The operation is part of a broader plan of inspections on agricultural labor. Inspection activities include both document reviews and targeted site visits.   <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-cc71b597\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">FOCUS ON THE &#8220;HEROIC&#8221; VINEYARDS OF CANDIA DEI COLLI APUANI<\/h5><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Particular attention is being paid to the hilly areas of Candia, where the harvest is defined as &#8220;heroic.&#8221; The terrain&#8217;s layout (<em>as seen in the article&#8217;s illustrative cover photo<\/em>) makes <strong>the use of machinery impossible<\/strong>, requiring the exclusive use of manual labor. 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