Crisis in the migrant sector The other day, there were landings in three Sicilian ports and in Sardinia. One and a half thousand people who somehow, between one deal and another made far above their heads, managed to get past the Libyan Coast Guard. But they were the exception. Landings are down by two thirds […]
Mafia in the Parliament, Naval Battles at Sea, Violence in the Hostels. This is the latest in a series on migration in Italy. You can see the first one here. It’s not going well, to say the least. This week we saw the elections for the Sicilian regional parliament. Sicily represents around 10% of the
The following blog piece the Italian state and migration was written by plan c member, Richard B. You can read the first instalment here. Months after the fact, the effects of the Libya-Italy deal, and the dire situation for migrants trapped in Libya, is being given attention by the mainstream press. The Italian government, however, is
The following blog piece on ‘migrant labour’ in Italy was written by plan c member, Richard B. You can read the first instalment here. Notes on labour The very term “migrant labour” can be misleading, as it melds together both the mobility of the workforce within Italy for seasonal agricultural work and the birthplaces of the members
The following blog piece on Libya and Italy, immigration, and the interests of an international ruling class, was written by plan c member, Richard B. You can read the first instalment here. Did we really think it was over? The Italy-Libya deal is even weaker than we thought. August and the first half of September
The following blog piece on Libya and Italy, immigration, and the interests of an international ruling class, was written by plan c member, Richard B. Since August 2017, the situation for Africans and Asians attempting to enter Europe without a visa has changed significantly. With the complicated but eventually effective enactment of a deal struck
