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Labour Contracting Systems and African Migrant Networks in Foggia, Apulia, Southern Italy

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: This study is based on personal experiences and impressions gathered over the course of three consecutive summers while volunteering for a number of organizations in two different regions in Southern Italy: Castel Volturno (Campania) and Foggia (Puglia). The analysis focuses on the Italian labour contracting system known as “caporalato”, its historical presence in the agricultural sector in Southern Italy and recent resurfacings of the system tied to the availability of African migrant labour. The study, based on direct volunteer fieldwork experience, attempts to identify the nexus between the emergence of African migrant networks alongside the exploitative labour contracting system and the manner in which the two are linked. Furthermore, the study considers the role of Radio Ghetto, operating in the shantytown of Borgo Mezzanone (Foggia) in the summer of 2017, as an example of resistance.

Source: Excursions Journal

DOI: 10.20919/exs.8.2018.221

Author: Emilia Helen Melossi

Institution: University of Sussex

Language: English

Topic: Italian Social Issues and Migration

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Economic and Social Research Council