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Foreign workers say they were paid less than $2 an hour to build a new US Consulate in Milan
Foreign workers constructing a $350 million US Consulate in Milan reported being paid less than $2 an hour, despite being promised fair wages. The underpayment highlights a discrepancy between expected labor standards and actual compensation for the project's workforce.
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