Saluzzo Migrante
About this good practice
Support in favor of seasonal workers aimed at ensuring a place to listen, take charge and provide guidance regarding their legal, medical and working situation
Resources needed
70% of the budget is aimed at covering services and infrastructures mentioned, the rest to pay staff and external expertise. The project has an average budget of around 100,000 € per year. The project is funded by taxes, contributions from the Catholic church and donations/offers.
Evidence of success
Migrants conditions has improved, with a positive outcome for agricultural companies which have hired and trained migrant workers.
The project is now at the 8th consecutive year of renewal, with some minor adjustment through the years, but with the methodology keep unchanged.
With an ever-increasing demand, the project had to increase the capacity to offer services. The socio-economic integration process has improved leading to a better situation for migrants, employers and local community.
Potential for learning or transfer
This good practice reflects the situation (underpaid-illegal work) that many migrants face in rural areas. Once they arrive in the area, they often do not have the personal resources to be able to enter the job market and they cannot guarantee companies continuity of work given their condition. By providing assistance and support for basic needs, socio-economic integration improves at 360°. Migrants will be more willing to stay in the area, entrepreneurs will be more incentivized to invest resources in workers and their professional training. The project act to fill the gap between public and private sector, while boosting the possibility of migrants to integrate in the labour market. This model could apply more effectively in the european country where there is often a lack in social welfare assistance by public entities, which have scarce resources and skills to organize this initiatives. The methodology has an high transferability. Funding has to rely on a network of stakeholders.