Red roses for you, I bought tonight<\/b><\/p>\n
The street vendors of roses, often simply called “Bangla”, a term used in a derogatory tone, which mixes geography and stereotype, are figures who walk every day through the streets of our cities, ignored and invisible to all, but at the same time visible in every urban corner, representing a reality of exploitation that few know.<\/span><\/p>\n There are no official statistics that tell their condition; there are no investigations or reports that really delve into their existence. They are people without names, who lose their identity in an attempt to survive, forced to suffer verbal and physical violence, and yet considered a nuisance to the city. <\/span><\/p>\n Their work is not chosen, but imposed. Young people and adults, they arrive from countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan and India, seeking a better life, but what they find is a rose market that becomes a tool of oppression. In exchange for room and board, these workers must sell flowers at derisory prices, walking around the cities for hours. If they do not reach their sales target, they risk not even having a place to sleep. The remaining profit is minimal, often intended to pay the “pizzo” imposed by their own countrymen, who further exploit them. <\/span><\/p>\n They do not consider themselves victims, because they experience their condition as a necessary step to a better future, but behind the polite smile and bouquet of roses is a story of human trafficking, exploitation, and social isolation. Undocumented and disenfranchised, they are forced to survive between the cracks of a system that ignores them, but at the same time uses them for the clean and romantic image the flowers bring. <\/span><\/p>\n In a country that calls itself welcoming, these workers represent a painful paradox: they are essential to the informal economy, but at the same time they are forgotten, often the object of prejudice and disinterest. They are the silent victims of a system that has chewed them up and then swallowed them, leaving no trace. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BANGLA is a mirror that makes you reflect not only on your appearance, but on the reality around us. The body of a rose seller, the head a reflection: a symbol of those who lose identity and dignity in order to survive. It is not just a piece of furniture; it is a challenge to your conscience. Who are we, really, when we become invisible in the eyes of others? Look at yourself and ask yourself: it could be you, it could be anyone. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[30],"product_tag":[38],"class_list":["post-219","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-uncategorized","product_tag-row-2-en","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/casaitaliamilano.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/casaitaliamilano.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/casaitaliamilano.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casaitaliamilano.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casaitaliamilano.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/casaitaliamilano.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casaitaliamilano.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=219"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casaitaliamilano.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=219"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casaitaliamilano.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}