Planning needed for migrant quotas says labour minister

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 27 - Labour Minister Marina Elvira Calderone said on Monday the government is considering "broader planning" in relation to the entry to Italy of migrant workers after the number of applications from prospective employers surpassed available places under the quota for 2023.
    "There are 82,000 places, we are aware that the demand is greater, but we are talking about activities other than seasonal work or training," said the minister.
    "We are going to monitor the situation, certainly the government is attentive to the issue and we are looking at broader programming to see if we should intervene again," she added.
    The decree on migration flows for 2023 set the quota for non-EU entries at 82.705 and included different types of workers including employees, seasonal workers and freelancers.
    Of the new entries in 2023, 44,000 are for seasonal labour in agriculture and the hotel and tourism sector.
    However, employers' associations say this is not enough and on Monday farmers' association Coldiretti called for a new decree.
    (ANSA).