Italy Offers €200 Bonuses for Migrant Seasonal Workers and Domestic Workers
“The DL 50/2022 law allows migrant workers to apply for the bonus, as long as they were residing in Italy before July 1 2022, and all income requirements are met,” a statement issued by the European Commission on July 28 reads, AtoZSerwisPlus.com reports.
According to the EU Commission, this measure is likely to affect many citizens of third countries.
Data provided by the Italian National Institute of Social Security (INPS) show that the majority of workers in the domestic sector are foreigners.
Meanwhile, INPS registered about 961,358 domestic workers in 2021, an increase of 1.9 per cent compared to 2020. In addition, foreign workers account for 70 per cent of the total, where their number increased by 3.2 per cent in the last year.
“Unlike other categories, domestic workers can apply for the bonus directly on the INPS portal by September 30, 2022,” the statement also noted.
Except for Italy, the number of non-EU nationals who decide to go to another country to work has increased significantly in Germany during the last few years.
In this regard, the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, Destatis, revealed that at the end of 2021, more than 295,000 people who had a temporary residence permit for employment purposes were registered in the Central Register of Foreigners.
On the other hand, Swiss authorities have said that the immigration of workers from abroad has helped Switzerland to face the lack of manpower in various sectors.
Commenting on this situation, the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs emphasized that foreign workers felt the effects of the crisis on the labour market more than local workers.
The authorities also explain that Switzerland has the greatest need for IT workers, considering that the demand has increased in recent years due to continuous digitization.
Previously, the European Union Labor Force Survey has revealed that almost 31 per cent of working-age immigrants are key workers in the European Union.
According to the survey, this percentage shows that EU countries such as Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania have an almost zero share of vital immigrant workers. Meanwhile, the share is about 20 per cent in Western European countries such as Italy, Belgium, Sweden, and Austria.
In addition, the highest figures are observed in Ireland (26 per cent), Cyprus (29 per cent), and Luxembourg (53 per cent).
Even though migrants decide to look for work abroad while striving for a better life, the latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that refugees and other migrants receive a lower standard of health care than residents.
