"Hsiao-Hung Pai is fearless. Not only does she expose how desperate migrant workers are used and abused on European soil; she also reminds us that there is hope when people stand up for their rights together. This book moved me to tears, yet it is also full of courage."--Benjamin Zephaniah, poet and writer "Essential reporting from one of the finest journalists working in the world today. Hsiao-Hung Pai exposes the hidden reality of Europe's 'migrant crisis,' where African workers in Sicily and Calabria are subjected to ruthless exploitation and systemic racism."--Matthew Carr, author of Fortress Europe: Inside the War Against Immigration "A searing insight into the exploitation and racism embedded in our food chains. Told through the eyes of migrant workers, this book highlights the complicity of the Italian state in the dangerous and inhumane treatment of people who move. Its lessons can be applied to every EU nation.

A must-read for those who wish to stand up for migrants' rights."-- Minnie Rahman, Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager, Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants "Ciao Ousmane exposes the racial violence and human cost of cheap labour. It plunges us into the struggles, endurance and everyday victories of the African people who pick our olives, tomatoes and oranges. Inspirational--learn, resist, act!"-- Bridget Anderson, Professor of Migration, Mobilities and Citizenship, University of Bristol, and author of Us and Them?: The Dangerous Politics of Immigration Control "[Hsiao-Hung Pai's] reportage spells out with brutal clarity how migrant workers are exploited on a daily basis while the authorities turn a blind eye. Local activists, NGOs and charities have been calling for better conditions for decades. This is an important and informative account of why, so far, their efforts have proved unsuccessful." -- The Guardian, "Top 10 Books About Sicily" "Reveal[s] the nature and extent of modern slavery. [and] illuminates the extent of modern slavery and what might be done to fight it.

" -- The Times Literary Supplement "[ Ciao Ousmane] offers a gripping account of everyday life at the margins, combining provocative reflections about the macro-determinants of marginalization with vivid storytelling of individual lives and plights. In an eminently readable style, [Hsiao-Hung Pai] conveys a thought-provoking discussion of how common sense concepts such as integration and "legality" become ideological levers, functional to vilify immigrants and divert voters" attention." -- Political Quarterly "Hsiao-Hung Pai exposes the open secret of how state and society create "necessary outcasts." This is a bitter, frank and moving tale of racial capitalism, against which workers constantly find new ways to organize and fight back." -- Campaign for the American Reader blog.