Bar Closed in Gavorrano Over Illegal Work and Safety Problems
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Police closed a bar in Gavorrano, Italy. The Carabinieri did a check at the bar. They found a worker with no legal contract. This is called illegal work. The police also found safety problems at the bar. Safety rules protect workers from danger. The bar did not follow these rules.
The owner of the bar must pay a fine. A fine is money you pay for breaking a law. The police also made a report against the owner. This means the owner may have legal trouble. The bar is now closed. It cannot open until it follows the rules.
This kind of check happens in many places in Italy. Police want businesses to follow the law. They want safe places for workers. Illegal work is a big problem in Italy. The government tries to stop it with checks like this one.
Vocabulary15 words
- Carabinieri
- police officers in Italy
- check
- when police look at something carefully
- illegal work
- work without following the law
- safety
- keeping people free from danger
- fine
- money you pay for breaking a law
- report
- official paper that says someone did something wrong
- owner
- the person who has a business
- worker
- a person who does a job
- contract
- a paper that says the rules of a job
- closed
- not open; cannot be used
- rules
- things you must do or not do
- danger
- something that can hurt you
- business
- a shop or company
- law
- rules made by the government
- problem
- something bad or difficult
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1. An illegal worker and safety problems 2. It was closed 3. False
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Police closed a _____ in Gavorrano, Italy.
The _____ did a check at the bar.
They found a worker with no legal _____.
This is called _____ work.
The police also found _____ problems at the bar.
The owner of the bar must pay a _____.
The police also made a _____ against the owner.
The bar is now _____.
Illegal work is a big _____ in Italy.
The government tries to stop it with checks like this one.
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