Migration in Italy. Current situation and perspectives.
- Document number
- 2877
- Date
- 2011
- Title
- Migration in Italy. Current situation and perspectives.
- Author/publisher
- International Organization for Migration (IOM), Idos Study and Research Centre
- Availability
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- Document type(s)
- Research/Study/Analysis,
- Keywords
- Prevention, Awareness Raising, Media, Information Campaigns, Empowerment, Advocacy, Civil society, NGO, Human Rights approach, Activism, Education, Training;
- Summary
- The report, compiled with the Idos Study and Research Centre, shows that while 300,000 Italians emigrated in 1951, a remarkable 300,000 immigrants arrived in Italy in 2011. The period covered by the study also tracks IOM's work in Italy over the past 60 years in the context of IOM's 60th Anniversary Celebrations. "From 1946 to 1951 - the year in which IOM was established - 1,420,000 Italians emigrated to find work and new lives abroad. In the past five years, from 2006 to 2011, 1,535,000 foreigners came to Italy for exactly the same reason," says IOM Italy Chief of Mission José Angel Oropeza. Italy, which formerly regarded as a country migrants transited en route to northern Europe, is now clearly a country of destination, according to the report. Over 4.5 million regular immigrants now live in Italy. They represent 6.5% of the population, 9% of the work force, 7.9% of taxpayers and contribute roughly 12.1% of GDP (EUR 165 billion.)
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