A 30-year-old Ivorian citizen has filed a lawsuit at the European Court of Human Rights; asking for Italy to be condemned over the "inhuman and degrading conditions" in which he has been forced to live whilst working on the harvest.
A guide by the Italian government seeks to help migrants avoid labor exploitation. The document explains what rights foreign workers have in Italy, and where to find help if their employer is exploiting them.
A lack of truck drivers has led to delivery bottlenecks and fuel rationing across the UK. Industry associations estimate Britain needs 100,000 more drivers to meet demand.
About 200 seasonal workers in the southern Italian region of Basilicata are currently staying in makeshift shelters in the fields, according to a local union, which is calling for more support from the cities nearby.
The trade union FLAI CGIL has pointed out a number of issues found at a reception center for migrant agricultural workers in southern Italy. Among the problems are a lack of guards, lodgings that are not divided properly, and issues with worker transportation.
On 26 July, Italian authorities carried out an operation against the illegal hiring of foreign workers at Grafica Veneta, a leading company in the printing of books and publications in Italy. Nine Pakistani citizens were arrested on charges of exploitation of fellow workers, along with two managers of the company.
Tens of thousands of Indians, mainly Sikhs from the Punjab region, live and work in Italy’s Pontine Marshes. Most live like slaves, in spite of ongoing efforts to bring attention to the problem.
A 25-year-old Nigerian man was sentenced to 19 years in prison by an Italian court for killing another Nigerian after a fight in the informal camp of Borgo Mezzanine, in the southern region of Puglia, in October 2020.
The European Commission has created a page to self assess which immigration category different workers fit into, providing access to key information on residency and immigration requirements. Here's an overview.
Gloria Bresciani, the (suspended) Uber manager in Italy who is charged with alleged illegal gangmastering practices against riders, has been ordered to stand trial. According to the charges, Bresciani and three other defendants exploited "the state of need" of "migrant asylum seekers" who lived in "reception centers" and "in conditions of extreme vulnerability".
The National Chamber of Italian Fashion (CNMI) on June 20 presented its project "Fashion Deserves the World," thanks to which 15 young refugees and migrants who want to have a career in fashion will be able to study and find work in Italian companies.
A new brand of trainers has hit the market in Spain – designed by migrants who have long been stigmatised for selling fakes on the streets of Barcelona.