According to Istat data, in 2022 33% of foreign families residing in Italy lived in absolute poverty. For Italian-only families, the incidence of absolute poverty in the same year was five times lower. These figures, which certainly do not reflect the complexity of the intersection between poverty, legal status and discrimination, nevertheless invite a collective reflection on the access to social rights of the foreign population in Italy, for the development of practical action strategies.
During the day of June 6th in Bologna, we propose to collect ideas, perspectives and experiences relating to access to work, welfare and housing for people with a migratory background. Through interventions and discussions in working groups and dialogue with jurists, representatives of administrations, trade unions, associations and movements, the objective will be to formulate practical proposals for the creation of “social citizenship”.
The program
Thursday 6 June 2024, Bologna, at the Biagi Auditorium (to be confirmed)
9.30-10.00 Participant registration and reception
10.00 – 10.15 Introduction edited by Nazzarena Zorzella (ASGI)
10.15 – 12.00 Reports on the fundamental issues of inequality
- Inequalities and work: the persistent critical issues of the national regulatory framework – William Chiaromonte, University of Florence
- Economic poverty and immigration in Italy – Andrea Brandolini, Bank of Italy, Department of Economics and Statistics
- European policies: the “third pillar” and the future of social rights – Laura Calafà, University of Verona
- Strategic litigation and civil society – Venera Protopapa, University of Verona
12.00 – 13.30 Thematic working groups on proposals for change: work, welfare, home
1.30pm – 2.30pm Lunch break
2.30pm – 3.15pm Resumption of work in plenary with reports from the working groups
3.15pm – 4.15pm Round table on the proposals
With the participation of:
- Ibrahima Niane, Fillea-CGIL Lombardy
- Luca Rizzo Nervo, Councilor for welfare, new citizenships and fragility of the Municipality of Bologna
- Laura Fregolent, University of Venice
- Alberto Guariso, ASGI
4.15pm – 4.30pm Conclusions edited by Lorenzo Trucco, president of ASGI
Participation, expected exclusively in person, is free with mandatory registration.
The event is being accredited by the Council of the Bar Association of Bologna.
Initiative promoted by ASGI with the contribution of Firetree Philanthropy.
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