For years Italy lurched to the right with anti-immigration parties forming governments. Now the country is relying on migrant labour to ensure enough food is harvested amid the coronavirus pandemic
The Italian government plans to grant half a million undocumented migrants temporary work permits amid the global coronavirus crisis., with more than 31,000 deaths from Covid-19, second only to the US and UK.
As part of a stimulus package pushed through by the government, it is hoped the addition of the migrants to the workforce will help stimulate economic growth.Experts are warning that without enough workers to harvest crops, the country could find itselfHundreds of thousands of migrants currently make a living working on farms without proper papers, the move would therefore remove legal obstacles standing in their way.
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