Italian farm association launches vaccination campaign for migrants in Foggia
The Italian farm association Coldiretti has started vaccinating migrant farm workers against COVID-19 in Italy's southern city of Foggia.
undocumented labor
Migrant worker exploitation: Two people arrested in Florence, Italy
Police have arrested a couple that allegedly exploited workers at a leather processing company in central Italy. Chinese, Pakistani and Bangladeshi migrants reportedly had to work 14 hours per day without breaks, for just over three euros per hour.
'The hardest thing is not knowing': Families of undocumented migrants helpless after construction accidents
Two undocumented Malian workers living in Montreuil, France, were victims of serious work-related accidents in April. Bary Keita, 27, died of his injuries. Birima Konaté, 47, was seriously injured. In both cases, their employers tried to conceal the facts. Their families are now demanding the truth.
Italy: Two people arrested for exploiting migrant farmworkers
Police in northeastern Italy have arrested two people accused of exploiting dozens of Pakistani migrant farmworkers. The laborers were reportedly underpaid, had to work without any coronavirus protections, and forced to pay for rooms in extremely run-down buildings.
Spain: 21 migrants found in sweat shop
More than 20 migrants were found hidden in a sweat shop in Spain. According to reports from the Reuters news agency – citing police reports – the migrants were forced to work in unhygienic conditions for two euros per hour. Three people have been arrested.
Italy: Migrant workers' situation worse amid coronavirus pandemic
A new report reveals that the coronavirus emergency has worsened the situation for many migrants in Italy. More foreign farm workers are reportedly being exploited now, and many domestic workers have since lost their jobs.
French delivery service dismisses undocumented workers after Covid-19 lockdown
Around 40 undocumented migrants who worked for the French delivery service Stuart during the coronavirus lockdown were dismissed after the restrictions were eased. While the company says it’s complying with the law, the workers claim Stuart knew it was employing undocumented foreigners.
Italy: Liberian dies at worksite, work permits given to coworkers
Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte on Monday presented stay permits to four foreign citizens who were involved in an episode of worker exploitation last June. Three of the foreigners who received permits were coworkers of Thomas Daniel, a 41-year-old from Liberia who was killed along with an Italian worker in a collapse at a construction site in Naples. The fourth stay permit was issued to Daniel's widow.
Over 207,000 apply for undocumented workers’ amnesty in Italy
An Italian amnesty for workers employed 'off the books', including irregular migrants, has attracted more than 207,000 applications. Most, however, came from Italians rather than migrants. Meanwhile, close to 13,000 migrants applied for a six-month extension to their stay permit linked to the amnesty.
Activist Soumahoro launches Day Laborers' League in Italy
The activist Aboubakar Soumahoro has launched the Day Laborers League to bring migrants working in Italy's southern fields together to fight for dignified working conditions and against exploitation.
1,781 migrant workers get papers in Italy's Puglia region
The trade union CGIL said Tuesday that 1,781 migrant workers in the agricultural sector in Italy's Puglia region had received papers as part of an amnesty out of over 15,000 with expired stay permits. The trade union asked for an extension to the deadline for the submitting of requests to be included in the amnesty, which is currently August 15.
Regularization in Italy – rights coalition CILD answers FAQs
CILD, the Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights, has compiled a list of frequently asked questions about the regularization measure in Italy. The decree is of particular concern to undocumented foreigners working in Italy as well as for migrants whose residence permit may have expired after October 31, 2019.