Italy to Recruit Migrant Workers in Lebanon, Ivory Coast and Ethiopia
- Post AuthorBy Henry Wolff
- Post DateMon Apr 15 2024
Italy is to admit 300 migrant workers from Lebanon, Ivory Coast and Ethiopia who will not have refugee status under a pilot project spearheaded by the Community of Sant’Egidio, a Catholic charity and advocacy group.
The “work corridors”, which Sant’Egidio agreed on Friday with the interior ministry, follow pledges by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s rightist government to balance a tough approach on irregular migration with some openings for legal migrants.
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Italy registered around 158,000 irregular sea arrivals from North Africa last year, and more than 16,000 in the year to date {snip}
Meloni’s administration has expanded the number of work visas for non-EU citizens to 452,000 for 2023-2025.
These visas typically benefit undocumented migrants already in Italy who use the quotas to legalise their situation {snip}
- Post TagsEurope, Immigration