From slavery to Italy’s fashion world
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From slavery to Italy’s fashion world

Bassirou fled Burkina Faso because he feared for his life and arrived in Italy by boat.

His life turned around when he got involved in a project run by Lai-Momo, a charity that is training asylum seekers in one of Italy’s finest arts: making leather bags.

Video journalist: Sofia Bettiza.

  • 04 Jan 2018
  • From the section Europe
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