new slavery ! (photos by LL.)       Migrants  in order to support their families are forced to •   submit to all the kinds of pressures and exploitation ,                •   accept all kinds of jobs, even though they may have the training and education for much better ones.
The exploitation of migrant seasonal workers without work permits is a new form of      colonialism and slavery.

    Vulnerability: exposure to traumatic conditions in one's own country, coupled with new & local
      difficulties: acculturation – integration  …. (in many instances it means: abandonnement  of one's
      own identity in order to be acceptable) can lead to serious and long-lasting psychological and
      behavioural problems, including : depression, anxiety, post -traumatic stress disorder, high risk  -
      unfortunately not only risk -  of suicide.

“The European Parliament regrets that so far the measures adopted by the Council and Member States have been primarily punitive measures to control migration flows rather than proactive in third countries.

It recalled its view that strategies to reduce poverty, improve living conditions and working to create jobs and develop training in countries of origin, contributed to normalising migration flows in the long term.

For the European Parliament, it is also imperative to take full account of the potential of immigration in a context of co-development.

In this context, it encourages the integration of migration in EU foreign policy while recalling that the use of development aid is not enough to address the root causes of migration”.

(09/06/2005 - EP: non-legislative resolution)
 
 

“They are mainly employed in firms that have a lower level of productivity ...

19th August 2009: The influx of foreigners in Italy in the last decade has sustained occupation in Italy and helped prevent Italian population from ageing, a new report by the Bankitalia (Italy’s Central bank) shows.

Foreigners have a higher level of occupation compared to Italians but their income is significantly lower, the report shows, attributing this to the fact that many foreigners have a lower level of education.

They are also more likely to be employed in firms that, on average, have a lower level of productivity.
The report also shows that the increase in the number of foreigners is not linked to the increase in unemployment rate of Italians.

The increase in the number of foreigners with technical skills could have sustained the demand for managerial staff which requires higher skills mainly held by Italians, the report shows.