Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi
said on Tuesday the government "has no prejudice against"
extending the number of admissions allowed under its quota
system for non EU workers if necessary, after Monday's "click
day" for submitting applications was massively overbooked.
The government "supports a regular entry procedure into Italy"
also "according to the needs of our economy", said Piantedosi at
a retailers' association Confcommercio event.
The quota of 82,705 entries in 2023 was been established "in
discussion with professional organizations also based on the
needs of the labor market", he explained, adding that and not
all the online applications submitted would translate into
employment.
"If there was a need and an opportunity to expand the numbers in
relation to labor market possibilities, there is no prejudice,"
said Piantedosi.
However, the minister stressed that this is "totally different
from the uncontrolled arrivals from Tunisia and other
countries".
"These arrivals are a problem because of the difficulty of
management they pose. The government's method is to manage and
govern the channels of entry," he concluded.
The interior ministry said Monday that the "click day of the
flows decree was overbooked barely an hour after its opening."
According to the Viminale website, at 10 am local time 238,335
applications had arrived, almost three times the quota provided
for by the decree.
The applications were all uploaded onto the online platform.
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