Strawberry Fields: Hundreds Of Thousands

Migrant Workers Dept: The bloodletting this week in Greece southern strawberry fields shocked the nation and put the spotlight on the plight of the financial crisis overlooked victims: hundreds of thousands of migrant workers, many undocumented, whose lot is becoming even tougher amid rising racist violence and dropping living standards, according to The Star. READ MORE: Bangladeshi farm workers shot during pay protest in Greece ATHENS After months of pressing the strawberry plantation over pay, the Bangladeshi migrant labourers gathered in the field hoping that a deal was near. Instead, foremen peppered them with gunfire, wounding 28. After a two-day manhunt, Greek authorities on Friday arrested three suspects in the shootings, which drew strong condemnation from the government, political parties and labour unions. The men, aged 21, 27 and 39, face multiple charges of attempted murder. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.