Eastern European care workers in Italy thrust into uncertainty
Al JazeeraMany migrants were fired amid fears they would spread the coronavirus or incriminate those who hired them irregularly. “According to our report, 58 percent of domestic workers are working irregularly, without a proper contract,” said Massimo De Luca, a lawyer at the Osservatorio. “Right now caregivers lack any protection,” said Alfonso Angrisani, who heads Alec, a group advocating for migrant workers’ rights which has set up a hotline for domestic workers in difficulties. “We’re getting so many calls from people who don’t know what to do.” Angrisani said many unemployed caregivers have been trying to return to their home countries, but this has not always been possible since borders were closed. “I used to send most of the money back home to my daughter, who’s a single mother with a young boy.” Without any savings, Maria’s only choice was to go back home: a friend lent her 300 euros to board a special flight organised by the Romanian embassy.
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