Unvaccinated staff ‘made to work in filthy storeroom’ at Italian firm

Video appears to show piled-up furniture, dirty toilets and animal excrement as Covid pass becomes law

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Unvaccinated staff at a company in northern Italy have accused their employer of discrimination after they say they were forced to work in a filthy storeroom full of animal excrement".

The claims come a few days after Italy became the first country in Europe to implement a strict Covid-19 vaccine mandate for private and public sector workers. All workers now have to present proof of vaccination, immunity, or of a negative test taken within the previous 48 hours.