Prosecutors claim that the landowner, Antonello Lovato, left the injured worker unattended and failed to call for an ambulance.

The death of Satnam Singh has sent shockwaves through Italy, triggering protests from unions and agricultural workers advocating for improved working conditions.

They are demanding an end to the exploitative “caporalato” system that relies on underpaid migrant labor in the country’s farming sector.

The trial is being held in Latina, a predominantly agricultural area south of Rome.

On Tuesday, a group of demonstrators organized by Italy’s largest union, CGIL, gathered outside the courthouse with a large banner that read “stop caporalato.”

Among the protesters were members of the Sikh community, carrying signs that proclaimed “enough exploitation.”