From being a clear exporter of labour, Italy, along with other developed European countries,
is progressively becoming, at least in terms of flow, a clear labour importer. I The changes …

As three mass legalisations have revealed, migrants in Italy were predominantly staying on
without a permit and without being entitled to pursue regular work. It was further uncovered …

This article develops a systematic analysis of available data on foreign workers in the Italian
economy. Their presence reflects the fragmented character of Italian labour markets and the …

This paper focuses on the typical paths of migrants' insertion in the informal economy in Italy.
It begins with a review of the international debate on the informal economy and ethnic …

In little more than a decade, Italy has become a country characterized by immigration from
abroad. This pattern is far removed from what central‐northern European countries …

Irregular employment of migrant workers is usually considered a consequence of their illegal
stay in the receiving country. The Italian case does not confirm this connection. It is true that …

The article analyses the incorporation of immigrants into the Italian labour market and the
difficulties they encounter in accessing both employment and qualified occupations. The …

The present work is divided into three parts. In the first part the (limited) empirical data
relevant to the phenomenon in question is presented, that is, the growing illegality of Italian …

A number of studies show the importance of the underground economy in defining the
dynamics of migratory flows to southern European countries. A very high number of foreign …

Analysis of the potential migration from Central and Eastern Europe to western European
labour markets laid bare the effects which contradictions in the Italian labour market have …