Farm laborers from Asia flock to the European country known for its booming agricultural exports. The workers are often brought by gangs of traffickers and are forced to endure inhumane living conditions.
The approaching harvest season brings a flow of migrants to Spain. The government fears that another coronavirus outbreak will follow if the workers are not vaccinated immediately.
Italian agricultural organization Coldiretti said the region of Apulia, in southern Italy, has been assigned 320 additional non-EU laborers for farm work in the region, which is in serious difficulty due to the coronavirus pandemic.
InfoMigrants By ANSA Published on : 2021/04/21
The Italian farm group Coldiretti has warned that nearly 50,000 workers could be lost during a critical phase of the harvest. The association has called for new rules on non-EU migrant workers and an extension of stay permits.
The Italian farm group Coldiretti has released a report warning that, without a decree on migrant flows – a temporary plan on entry quotas for seasonal workers from outside the EU – and an extension of stay permits, nearly 50,000 workers could be lost during a critical phase of the season. The problems stem from restrictions on foreign laborers as well as bureaucratic hurdles preventing the use of Italian workers.
InfoMigrants By ANSA Published on : 2021/03/17
A study presented by the association for employers of domestic workers in Italy highlighted that domestic work is one of the few sectors in which migrants and Italians earn the same low level of pay.
The national association for employers of domestic workers in Italy, Assindatcolf, presented a study conducted with the IDOS study and research center - which produces the annual Statistical Dossier on Immigration in Italy - that revealed there is no wage gap between foreign and Italian workers in the domestic sector.
Those who are legally employed as domestic workers (colf), home carers and babysitters have an essentially equal salary, with an average annual wage that is, in fact, slightly higher for foreigners: 8,374.63 euros for foreigners compared to 7,364,61 euros for Italians, based on data from Italian social security and pensions agency INPS.