The Ghana Project, which is dedicated to the integration of Ghanaian workers into Italian businesses, is experiencing continued expansion as a result of the introduction of additional workers from Ghana who specialize in logistics and transport in Friuli Venezia Giulia.
The Italian northeastern region of Friuli Venezia Giulia received additional laborers from Ghana. They have received training in schools of their origin as part of the Ghana initiative, and they specialize in logistics and transport.
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The initiative is being promoted by Confindustria Alto Adriatico (CAA), the business confederation of the Adriatic area, in collaboration with the agencies Umana S.p.A (Private Joint Stock Company) and Umana Forma.
The program has now employed nearly 300 individuals in Italian enterprises, following the arrival of additional personnel last week. Marine Interiors SPA of Pordenone and the Alf SPA of Gaiarine are among the enterprises that are interested in employing these workers.
“The Ghana experimental Project is launched based on the Cutro Decree (issued after the disastrous shipwreck off the coasts of Calabria in 2023 with at least 180 dead, of which it bears the name) that is proving its efficiency: it offers a tangible response to businesses, and a regulated model for training and integration,” stated the President of Confindustria Alto Adriatico (CAA), Michelangelo Agrusti.
The initiative also aligns with the “Decreto Flussi” which is a crucial piece of Italian immigration law. It’s issued periodically, usually annually or every few years, to regulate the entry of foreign workers into the country. The quotas are determined based on labor market needs and are intended to balance the demand for foreign labor with the country’s immigration policies.
The Deputy Operational Director of CAA, Giuseppe Del Col, recalled that the Fincantieri Group and Cimolai SPA, which have already integrated the workers from Ghana, have expressed “extremely favorable evaluations on the level of technical competencies and capacity to integrate in the business culture of the workers.”
The Ghana Project Objectives are Complied with the Mattei Plan
The initiative, which is designed to facilitate the transfer of young individuals who have completed their education at the Salesiani Academies in Ghana to Italy, is also supported by Forma. It provides a comprehensive pathway that includes technical training in the country of origin, further specialization in Italy, and employment through Umana. The program also incorporates language learning, which is certified by the University for Foreigners of Siena and is supported by Vis Ghana.
“The project confirms it is a prime example of collaboration among institutions, businesses, and civil society, allowing to bring together training, jobs, and social integration, following the Mattei Plan’s objectives,” stated Michelangelo Agrusti.
Italy’s comprehensive African strategy carries the name of Enrico Mattei, founder of Italy’s energy giant, Eni. With the January 2024 unveiling of the Mattei Plan for North Africa, Giorgia Meloni has made infrastructure a pillar of her foreign policy and Italy’s relationship with Africa. The goal of the €5.5 billion plan is to assist African nations in creating domestic stability in order to reduce migration abroad.
“Coordination on Immigration”
The labor union UIL in the southern region of Basilicata, Italy, launched an initiative called “Coordination on Immigration” to promote the “Zero Difference” project, which aims to assist the immigrant population in securing employment.
In support of a broader initiative known as Zero Difference, the Basilicata chapter of UIL, one of Italy’s three primary labor unions, has initiated a new initiative called Coordination on Immigration. This initiative is designed to facilitate the integration of migrants through employment.
During the presentation, Vincenzo Tortorelli, the regional leader of UIL, emphasized that the government’s ‘flow decree’ in 2024, which regulated the legal entry of foreign workers, “produced less than 1 percent of regular contracts compared to the job applications filed by migrants.”
