Vincenzo Saccone runs a kiwi fruit farm in the suburbs of Rome. He struggles to find labor when the fruits mature. Instead of taking a week, the process now takes a month, causing the fruit to rot. However, if he is found hiring illegal migrants, the government will shut down the farm. #riseofthefarright
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00:00Vincenzo Saccone, an Italian brought up in England,
00:03moved here to set up a kiwi fruit farm,
00:06just half an hour outside Rome.
00:09But Italians are having fewer babies.
00:11The population is ageing and becoming more urbanised.
00:15So, like Pedro, the restaurateur,
00:17he struggles to find labour, at least legal labour.
00:22But the problem is they don't like working in the farms, probably.
00:27The Italians. That's the biggest problem.
00:29So what you want is easy immigration.
00:33That's it. The bureaucracia is the one that stops us.
00:38And then we have all the...
00:40When we are picking,
00:42all the Italian government sends the inspectors to...
00:47And if they catch you, they close your farm.
00:50You're joking. Really? Is that serious?
00:52Really. That is serious.
00:54It's 6,000 euros of fine for every extra community.
01:01And then they block you.
01:02Until you pay all the fines, you cannot pick.
01:05So what happens if you can't fix this shortage of staff?
01:10What happens to the farm and your business?
01:13Yes, we're in difficulty.
01:15We can't pick.
01:17If we need... It takes... Instead of a week, it will take a month.
01:21And then the fruit goes mature.
01:24That's the problem.
01:26And they don't understand this.
01:28Because then you have to get guys with no permission to come and work.
01:32You have to go the other way.