UniCredit launches free Italian-language testing week to help migrants secure long-term EU permits
30,000-strong CGIL march shuts down central Rome, threatens new general strike
ITA Airways to ban brachycephalic pets in aircraft holds from 26 October—last bookings close today
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Ferry walkout cuts Sardinia and Sicily links as Tirrenia & Moby crews strike
Maritime unions grounded many Tirrenia and Moby ferries between 24–25 October, severing key passenger and cargo routes to Sardinia and Sicily. Minimum services ran but dozens of crossings were cancelled, delaying freight and disrupting travellers. The action spotlights supply-chain vulnerability and sets the stage for possible longer walkouts in December.
Caritas unveils 26th Immigration Report at Festival Sabir, warns of labour-shortage ‘perfect storm’
Caritas Italiana presented its authoritative 26th Immigration Report in Palermo on 25 October, highlighting a record 320,000 unfilled jobs and urging faster digital work-permit processing. The findings will influence 2026 quota planning and are essential reading for employers relying on non-EU talent.
Professional webinar explains new permit rules for foreign employees
A fully booked Unoformat webinar on 24 October briefed HR professionals on Italy’s revised work-permit procedures, renewal pitfalls and new employer sanctions, translating recent legislative changes into day-to-day compliance advice.
New ‘Decreto Flussi’ sets 497,550 work-visa quotas for 2026-2028
An industry circular dated 24 October confirms that Italy’s new quota decree authorises 497,550 non-EU work permits for 2026-2028 and details application timelines, employer caps and an extended caregiver fast-track. The three-year horizon allows longer-range workforce planning, but large employers will have to work around a three-permit-per-year cap.
Italy launches new nationwide training and labour-market programmes for migrant integration
The European Commission flagged a set of Italian initiatives—including a tourism-sector pact, a national municipal training programme and new UNHCR and Turin pilot projects—that upgrade Italy’s migrant-integration infrastructure. The measures aim to convert refugees and other third-country nationals into a reliable labour pool for sectors facing shortages, signalling easier talent sourcing and faster local-level procedures for employers.
Coast Guard rescues 37 migrants off Lampedusa amid rough seas
The Italian Coast Guard saved 37 people near Lampedusa on 24 October, underscoring that migrant crossings and related transport disruptions continue year-round and feeding the policy debate over Italy’s external-processing plans in Albania.
Festival Sabir opens in Palermo with hard talk on ‘Confini e muri’
Palermo’s Festival Sabir dedicated 24 October to deep dives on EU reception reforms, Italy’s quota decrees and future legal challenges to employer caps, providing valuable intelligence for companies that depend on seasonal or refugee labour.