Rome - February 28, 2011 - The Decree on the flow of seasonal workers has already been signed ( full text here ), but will need to wait for in the Official Gazette to submit applications for employment. Meanwhile, however, the ministries of Labour and Home Affairs issued a series of questions .
May enter a maximum of 60 000 employees seasonal non-EU citizens residing abroad and one of the following countries: Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of the Philippines, Kosovo, Croatia, India, Ghana, Pakistan , Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Gambia, Niger, Nigeria, Tunisia, Albania, Morocco, Moldova, Egypt.
There is a change from the past. For seasonal workers from these same countries that have already been in Italy for at least two consecutive years, employers may request a security clearance for several years. In this way, from next season they can get in Italy outside the quotas, regardless of the publication of the order flows.
Also this year, questions will arise only via the Internet through the website of the Ministry of Interior (www.interno.it), the day following the publication of the decree until December 31, 2011. Employers will be able to do it yourself or ask for help from trade associations. Sixty inputs should, however, to satisfy all requests, so there is no need to make races.
Stricter controls
Applications for employment will be considered based on the date of commencement of employment. The goal is to get workers in time for the "season", but also rigorously monitor applications to avoid requests to pass fake, used as shorthand for the regularization and maybe its weight in gold paid by those directly involved.
In particular, we will ensure that employers have not already requested in the past season which then refused to take. In addition, employers will have to accompany the worker to the Immigration Office to sign the agreement, then the compulsory recruitment. If, for justifiable reasons, will not want to take the employee may assume another employer, but under the same contractual conditions.
Regarding the assessment of the income of farmers, we will refer not only to agricultural income, which is typically low, but the account will also enter the VAT return, the statement IRAP and community contributions. Finally, a simplification: if you ask a worker already arrived last year and housing is the same, we must not once again present the certificate of accommodation.
