The Impact of the First Covid-19 Wave on Migrant Workers: The Case of Romanians in Italy

• Autorzy: Luisa Salaris , Andrei Iacob , Viviana Anghel , Giulia Contu
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The Covid-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on health systems, on many economic sectors and on the labour market. This critical situation is also accompanied by social destabilisation, which has exacerbated inequalities and severely affected the most disadvantaged population groups, such as migrant workers. This study provides insights into the consequences of the first wave and the lockdown period in Spring 2020 of the Covid-19 pandemic on Romanians living in Italy, using data collected by the International Association Italy-Romania 'Cuore Romeno', within a project financed by the Romanian Department for Di- aspora and developed to support actions while strengthening the link with Romanian institutions during the pandemic. Findings show that, during the lockdown, two opposite situations occurred among Romanians. Workers in the 'key sector' become indispensable and experienced only small changes, while others lost their job or experienced a worsening of working conditions, with lower wages or an increase in working hours. Most workers chose to stay in Italy, relying on their savings or the support of the Italian government. Job losses, not having new employment, and having limited savings all influenced the decision of a smaller group to return to Romania. In conclusion, the analysis suggests that measures adopted should take into consider- ation that the Covid-19 pandemic might disproportionally hit population groups such as migrants, women, young people and temporary and unprotected workers, particularly those employed in trade, hospitality and agriculture(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

PL

COVID-19; Pandemia; Marketing

EN

COVID-19; Pandemic; Marketing

• Czasopismo: Central and Eastern European Migration Review
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: 11
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 23-48

Twórcy

autor

Luisa Salaris

• University of Cagliari, Italy.

autor

Andrei Iacob

• University of Cagliari, Italy.

autor

Viviana Anghel

• National University of Political Sciences and Public Administration, Romania.

autor

Giulia Contu

• University of Cagliari, Italy.

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DOI

10.54667/ceemr.2022.06