We're sharing this story on behalf of someone who inspires us every single day: Jumman, a humble, hardworking farmer who left everything behind in Bangladesh to build a better future for his family.

 

Jumman’s Journey 

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Four years ago, Jumman made the difficult decision to immigrate alone to Italy in search of opportunity. With nothing but hope and determination, he found work at the Esquilino New Market in Rome, one of the city’s most vibrant multicultural farmer’s markets. Since then, Jumman has been working tirelessly, 10 to 12 hours a day, often 7 days a week, earning just 3 to 4 euros per hour. His job involves long hours lifting, loading, and selling produce, rain or shine. Despite the physically exhausting work and low pay, Jumman never complains. Every cent he earns goes to support his parents, siblings, and extended family back home in Bangladesh.

 

A System Built on Exploitation

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Across Italy, Europe, and the world massive corporations are buying up agricultural land. Since the 2008 food crisis 12 million farmers have been displaced due to land grabs. These acquisitions displace small farmers or force them into low wage, high burden labor roles just like Jumman’s. As a result:

• Wages plummet

• Market control becomes centralized

• Dignity vanishes

• And the people who grow our food are put to silence in a system that rewards everyone but them.

• Agricoltural traditions vanish

Jumman is not just underpaid. He is overlooked, exploited, and essential.

 

Why Support?

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With a small financial cushion would give him a chance to:

 

• Take a day off when sick without fearing he can’t pay rent

• Save for a visa to visit his family

• Bring him closer to reuniting with his family

• Provide financial security and breathing room

 

Why It Matters

Jumman is not just one man. He represents millions of farmers, laborers, and migrants who power our food systems and remain completely unseen and undervalued.