Migrant worker exploitation: 10 arrests in Tuscany, Italy
An investigation by Italian authorities uncovered a case of illegal gangmastering in Tuscany. Dozens of migrants were exploited as unregistered workers on construction sites.
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Police evict migrants from Baobab center in Rome
Italian police have cleared out a migrant camp managed by the Baobab Experience organization near the Tiburtina train station in Rome. According to the organization, the was the 34th eviction carried out by police in Rome.
Italy's 'green corridors' bring back foreign farmworkers
To fill the gap of trained seasonal foreign workers to harvest its crops, Italy has opened corridors for non-EU farmworkers who have had a work contract with Italian firms for years. Carrying over 100 farmworkers from Morocco, the first charter flight arrived in Italy on Thursday.
Migrant drowns after jumping off quarantine ship
A Tunisian man drowned after throwing himself off a COVID-19 quarantine ship at Porto Empedocle in southern Italy. NGOs have criticized the fact that rescued migrants are quarantined on ships due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Baobab Experience, Rome: Welcoming migrants even during a crisis
Italy has just entered "Phase Two" of its coronavirus lockdown, that is a gradual easing of restrictions. But the worst could be yet to come, thinks Andrea Costa, one of the founding members of Baobab experience, a group which works to help migrants in Rome.
Medical help for seasonal migrant workers in Sicily
The provincial healthcare department in the southern Italian city of Syracuse has set up a medical unit for seasonal farmworkers in the region. One of the goals: To prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Medical hotline for Rome's most vulnerable
Doctors Without Borders (MSF), together with the Roma 2 local healthcare authority and Médecins du Monde (MDM) have set up a telephone service run by doctors and cultural mediators to help meet the medical needs of Italians and foreigners in reception centers and makeshift settlements in the Italian capital.
'Helping the invisible': Italy's amnesty for undocumented workers explained
The amnesty to regularize undocumented workers came as part of a detailed "relaunch decree" from the Italian government totaling €55 billion. Here we break down who might be eligible and how you can apply.
Italy approves temporary changes to migrant work permits after weeks of political disagreement
Italy's governing coalition parties have finally agreed to introducing changes to employment permits for migrants in the country. The four coalition parties hope the measures will benefit migrants as well as help sectors hit by the coronavirus.
'Manhunt' in Sicily after another 'ghost landing' arrives near Agrigento
Police and the authorities are scouring the coasts in Sicily on Wednesday after reports of another "ghost landing" of migrants came ashore on the south-western coast at Torre Salsa nature reserve. 29 people have so far been found but police suspect the boat contained "around 50".
Coronavirus: Proposal to identify undocumented migrants in southern Italy
The president of the southern province of Caserta, Giorgio Magliocca, has asked the Italian government to identify undocumented migrants in the area, in order to assist them amid the coronavirus emergency.
'It's not me' -- Migrants against coronavirus celebrate April 25
April 25 commemorates Italy's liberation from Nazi occupation in World War II -- this year it was celebrated in a video with the voices of migrants who continue to work on the frontlines during the coronavirus pandemic. In the video, inspired by the Italian Resistance song "Bella Ciao", the migrants say they "aren't heroes, but aren't invaders either".