Spain extends migrant worker program to Senegal
Spain will take in around 100 people from Senegal to work on its farms as of April. The migrant workers are expected to work for a limited time before returning home.
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Spain: Migrant workers evacuated as fire rips through camp
In southeastern Spain around 200 migrant workers were evacuated on Monday when the camp where they were living was engulfed by fire. The blaze happened on the same day authorities planned to demolish the site.
Two migrants die of CO inhalation near Foggia
Two migrants, a man and a woman of African origin, died in the night of Sunday (January 23) in the southern province of Foggia of carbon monoxide inhalation emitted by a brazier lit to keep them warm at night.
Spain arrests dozens on migrant worker exploitation charges
Police in Spain have arrested 43 people accused of exploiting irregular migrants for cheap labor in the Malaga province. The criminal gang reportedly had some of the workers living under inhumane conditions in properties that belonged to the organization.
Albert's tale: From migrant to agricultural entrepreneur in Sicily
Albert Kalenda Kabongo is originally from Congo. He now lives in Sicily and works as a cultural mediator for the Sicilian region. He has also just been chosen as one of a handful of migrant entrepreneurs who will be backed by the region to start their own business.
Mobile clinic offers services to migrant workers in southern Sicily
In a small red van, which tours an agricultural area in southern Sicily, a team from the organization EMERGENCY offers healthcare, psychological assistance and social support to migrants working in the fields. InfoMigrants paid them a visit.
Tuscany agriculture firms employ 53% migrant workers
53% of agricultural firms in Italy's Tuscany region employ migrant workers, a new study shows. The growing request for foreign labor is due to their "higher level of flexibility and availability compared to Italians," according to the report.
Sicilian region works to stop gangmaster system for migrant workers
The Sicilian region is working hard to try and crack down on the exploitation of migrant agricultural workers by the so-called gangmaster (caporalato) system. Several campaigns aim at bestowing more rights on migrant workers and encouraging integration.
Between olive groves and 'no man's land': Migrant workers in western Sicily
Over the last ten years the Campobello di Mazara migrant camp in the west of Sicily has become an "unsanitary no man's land". Regional authorities say it is so dangerous, even the police don't go there. InfoMigrants took a look inside.
Italy: Unions in Puglia urge actions to leave 'ghettos' behind
The CGIL union in Puglia, in southern Italy, has asked the regional government to urgently find solutions to empty informal migrant settlements, after a fire destroyed ten barracks in the infamous Borgo Mezzanone shantytown.
Gangmaster system: 10 arrests in Sicily
Italian authorities have arrested 10 people in Caltanissetta, Sicily, on charges of exploiting foreign farmworkers who were allegedly forced to work extenuating shifts for less than four euros per hour.
Video: 'After coming here, I have seen the terrible life Bangladeshi migrants are living'
Lured by smugglers, Mohammad Jahir came to Greece from Bangladesh four years ago to work at a factory. He ended up as a poorly paid day laborer and still has no legal documents.