In a parallel decree adopted on 20 November and reported on 21 November by VisaHQ, the Italian cabinet created a special six-month residence permit for victims who denounce caporalato gang-masters in agriculture, construction and logistics.
Holders of the new status receive full labour-market access, health-care coverage and an ‘inclusion allowance’, and can renew the permit if judicial investigations require their testimony. The permit sits outside the regular quota system, meaning exploited workers will not compete with standard flussi applicants.
![New Six-Month ‘Caporalato’ Permit Offers Legal Pathway for Exploited Migrant Workers]()
Employers implicated in forced-labour cases face criminal prosecution and exclusion from future work-permit allocations, raising the compliance stakes for multinational supply chains. Mobility and compliance teams should audit outsourcing contracts and ensure that staffing agencies are duly licensed.
The measure aligns Italy with EU anti-trafficking directives and provides companies an opportunity to regularise vulnerable workers while supporting criminal probes.
Holders of the new status receive full labour-market access, health-care coverage and an ‘inclusion allowance’, and can renew the permit if judicial investigations require their testimony. The permit sits outside the regular quota system, meaning exploited workers will not compete with standard flussi applicants.
Employers implicated in forced-labour cases face criminal prosecution and exclusion from future work-permit allocations, raising the compliance stakes for multinational supply chains. Mobility and compliance teams should audit outsourcing contracts and ensure that staffing agencies are duly licensed.
The measure aligns Italy with EU anti-trafficking directives and provides companies an opportunity to regularise vulnerable workers while supporting criminal probes.
