Italy’s New ‘Caporalato’ Residence Permit: Government Approves Six-Month Visa to Protect Exploited Migrant Workers
Decreto Flussi Adds 10,000 ‘Out-of-Quota’ Slots for Domestic Caregivers and Babysitters
Flussi Decree Clarifies Rules for Hiring Extra-EU Truck Drivers: CQC No Longer Required Upfront
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Italian Parliament Approves Key Immigration Decree, Expanding ‘Flussi’ Quotas & Fast-Tracking Work Permits
The Chamber of Deputies has passed the conversion bill for Decree-Law 146/2025, Italy’s main immigration-quota (Flussi) measure. The text adds 10,000 ‘extra-quota’ places per year and, for the first time, lets babysitters for children up to six be hired outside the ordinary quota cap. Administrative deadlines for nulla osta and contracts of stay are doubled to 15 days, and labour inspectors gain pre-screening powers. The bill now moves to the Senate; employers should ready applications to secure places as soon as quotas open.
Nationwide Transport Strikes Loom in Italy—Key Dates & Risk Mitigation for Business Travellers
A new strike bulletin released on 19 November lists an eight-hour bus strike in Ancona (20 Nov), a 24-hour nationwide air/rail/road/port stoppage (28 Nov) and a Milan public-transport strike (30 Nov). The congestion of actions over ten days poses heightened disruption risks for business travel and international assignments, prompting companies to adjust itineraries, activate traveller-tracking alerts and secure back-up transport.