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.
Labor unions CGIL and FLAI CGIL of Siena said they received reports of exploitation and violence against foreign workers in companies that offer specific services to farms in the area of Val d'Elsa, in the Italian region of Tuscany.
Human Rights Watch has accused the Lebanese government of leaving refugees and migrants behind in its COVID-19 vaccination strategy. The group says the vaccination program has been "tainted by political interference and a lack of information."
A large French wine producer has started a project in collaboration with an association of former professional rugby players. The project provides training and seasonal jobs to refugees in the vineyards of Château Pédesclaux in southwestern France.
Amnesty International has asked FIFA to exercise its influence on Qatar, the host country of the 2022 World Cup, to put an end to violations of the rights of migrant workers.
The Italian Civil Protection Service has build a "COVID camp" in Borgo Mezzanone, Puglia, equipped with housing units to allow for the treatment of COVID-infected migrants who live in the area.
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.
Italy's government is launching a new national project to fight the exploitation of migrant farmworkers.
Italian authorities have arrested nine people accused of exploiting farm workers in the plane of Gioia Tauro, in the southern region of Calabria. The victims include several migrants of sub-Saharan origin living in the tent camp of San Ferdinando.
Authorities in Italy's southern Puglia region are trying to fight the gangmaster system. They have rebranded the migrant tent camp in the city of Foggia, a 'Citadel of Hospitality' to try and end exploitation.
Ever since Laye Traoré, a young apprentice baker from Guinea, was saved from deportation after his boss staged a hunger strike, the demands to help other young migrant workers stay in France have multiplied. Laye has become a symbol for the struggles many unaccompanied minors in France face after turning 18.
In a new report, the Migrant Rights Network UK has accused the British Home Office of criminalizing at least 65 highly skilled migrants and leaving them in legal limbo, threatening them with removal and having a "devastating impact" on their lives.