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Full Title
MONDI MIGRANTI
Publisher
FrancoAngeli
ISSN
1972-4888 (Printed Journal)
1972-4896 (Online Journal)
Journal Issue Number
2
Journal Issue Designation
2
Journal Issue Date
2026
Full Title
Voci dai margini: COVID-19 e l'esperienza abitativa precaria dei migranti poco qualificati in Italia
By (author)
First Page
160
Last Page
184
Language of text
Italian
Publication Date
2026/10
Copyright
2026 FrancoAngeli srl
Main description
Questo studio esamina le condizioni abitative dei migranti poco qualificati in Italia durante la pandemia COVID-19, un periodo critico che ha messo in luce le vulnerabilità delle fasce emarginate del mercato del lavoro, utilizzando i dati di una ricerca qualitativa condotta tra 2022 e 2024. I risultati della ricerca mostrano che gli immigrati poco qualificati, in particolare quelli con un lavoro precario e con diversi status giuridici, hanno sperimentato una significativa instabilità abitativa esacerbata dalla precarietà economica e dall'accesso limitato al welfare. La pandemia ha messo in luce le disuguaglianze sistemiche radicate nel mercato del lavoro italiano, evidenziando che la precarietà del lavoro ha un impatto diretto sulle condizioni abitative, sull'integrazione sociale e sulla qualità di vita complessiva dei migranti. Collocando queste esperienze nel contesto più ampio della migrazione e della recessione economica dovuta alla pandemia, questo studio sottolinea la necessità di interventi politici che affrontino la disuguaglianza abitativa e tutelino i diritti delle popolazioni vulnerabili ed emarginate.
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