An important step forward in the strategy to combat illegal labor recruitment. The Public Administration decree issued today introduced a provision allocating a budget of 150 million euros (from the 2021-27 Development and Cohesion Fund) to prepare housing for agricultural workers in rural areas.
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The direction to the Special Commissioner for the fight against illegal labor recruitment
The task of identifying them among unused public buildings and rural structures and renovating them to be used for housing needs has been entrusted to the Special Commissioner for the elimination of illegal settlements and the fight against illegal labor recruitment in agriculture, Giovanni Maria Macioce.
The three pillars of irregular work in agriculture
This is, therefore, a fundamental measure to combat illegal labor recruitment. Irregular work in agriculture is based on three pillars. The recruiters, in fact, play their role by acting as intermediaries between labor demand and supply, in transportation services (from urban centers to rural areas), and in providing housing for workers. For this reason, overcoming illegal settlements and providing housing for workers can be an important lever to combat illegality.
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150 million budget
From a financial point of view, the provision allocates 150 million euros that will attempt to recover projects excluded from PNRR funding (out of 200 million, only 30 have been spent) as well as other contributions identified in cohesion funds including resources under the Ministry of Labor.
Mammucari (Uila): an important signal
«An important signal – commented Uila General Secretary Enrica Mammucari – that would provide a structural response to an emergency that unions have been denouncing for years. The phenomenon of illegal settlements is closely connected to the figure of the recruiter. From the issue of housing, as well as transportation, often arises the subordinate role in which workers, both regular and irregular, find themselves confined».
