Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Sign in a supermarket: "Do not give money to the rom, earn more than a worker"

Cartello in un supermarket: "Non date soldi ai rom, guadagnano più di un operaio"

"Don't do the begging gypsies in front of the door", because "earn 60-80 euro per day", i.e. "more than a skilled worker italian" and "net, tax free". It is 'the invitation of the direction" reported on a sign in front of a supermarket of Catania, which "thanks customers for collaboration". The story is reported by the daily newspaper The Sicily and occurs in the central piazza Cavour, where, according to the direction of the supermarket, for three years and "migratory" a family of rom that "away customers from snarky insistence", "makes our own working hours", when "goes on vacation sends relatives to replace" and "threat who approaches for begging". On recessed digit daily from news gypsies, from 60 to 80 euro, from the supermarket you say "some" because, they explain, "at the end of the day are to your speakers and ask to exchange the coins with banknotes". "We are not racists - specify - but we only protect ourselves: even customers who live near here are not to avoid being the urgent  news demand for alms. Some take the envelopes of the customer spending and accompany them up to the car. We asked the aid of the forces of the order, the city police, but tell us that is a problem of social services of the Municipality. Our initiative - conclude from the direction - is not racist, but wants to be a stimulus to thinking and we hope that those who can now act in enforcing laws" (Pictures of Ansa)