Chronicles of ordinary racism 2011 - Cronache di ordinario razzismo

the deceased”. The words of the victim’s uncle are even clearer (Bresciaoggi, 1 July
2011), when he states that Imad “did not get along well with the owners of the
restaurant. The main issue was the salary. He was only given half of the money
officially established by the contract”. According to his family, Imad “always behaved
in an upright way. He may well have complained because the money was not enough
to provide for his mother, father and three younger brothers, as he would have
wanted”. The Cgil union in Brescia seems, therefore, to have the right idea: in a
statement published on the website on 30 June, it expresses solidarity with the family
and comments on the fact that “our campaigns office and our delegates have witnessed,
over the years, an inexorabe worsening of work conditions. Nowadays it is often
difficult to extract basic rights such as wages, holidays and severance pay from
employers who, more and more frequently, exercise authority to the point of lapsing
into abuse”. The cause of death for the young Moroccan should be sought in the
revoking of these rights in the workplace rather than in his alleged arrogance.
Imad was born in Daroulazidouh, a few kilometers from Casablanca where he was
supposed to get married after collecting the money owed him. The end.
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