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Italian cheeses

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The production of quintessentially Italian cheeses such as Parmigiano-Reggiano[1], Grana Padano,[2] and mozzarella[3], depends significantly on immigrant labour. Starting in the 1990s, Indians have come to dominate the labourforce of the Italian dairy industry in a surprising niche market.[4]

Statistics show that most Indians in Italy tend to settle in the north of the country and work in agriculture.[5] [6] The Po Valley is similar in climate to the Punjab, where most of these Sikh workers are from.[7] Their first jobs tend to be directly with the cows and buffalos, as many come from farming families, but some move on to become cheesemakers, which is better paying.[8]

it:Coldiretti, which Politico Europe describes as Italy's most important farming union [9] and civic authorities in the region acknowledge that the immigrants are indispensable for agriculture in general and the dairy industry in particular.[10] The dairy workers themselves (bergamini) tend to belong to the Italian General Confederation of Labour[11].

  1. ^ Mitzman, Dany (25 June 2015). "The Sikhs who saved Parmesan". BBC News. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. ^ Migration from Punjab to Italy in the Dairy Sector: The Quiet Indian Revolution
  3. ^ "The Sikh migrants keeping Italy's mozzarella industry alive". Newsweek. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. ^ Migration from Punjab to Italy in the Dairy Sector: The Quiet Indian Revolution
  5. ^ "Now, Indian agricultural workers flock to Italy". The Economic Times. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  6. ^ The Indian Community:Annual Report on the Presence of Migrants in Italy - Executive Summary published by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies (Italy)
  7. ^ Mitzman, Dany (25 June 2015). "The Sikhs who saved Parmesan". BBC News. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  8. ^ Duttagupta, Ishani (2012). "Dairy workers from Punjab keep Italy's Parmesan industry going". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Italian farmers' union flexes its political muscle". POLITICO. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  10. ^ Povoledo, Elisabetta (7 September 2011). "In Italian Heartland, Indians Keep the Cheese Coming". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  11. ^ [https://www.mea.gov.in/images/pdf/PatternsofMigrationfromPunjabtoItaly.pdf Migration from Punjab to Italy in the Dairy Sector: The Quiet Indian Revolution