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MONDI MIGRANTI
Editore
FrancoAngeli
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1972-4888 (Rivista Stampata)
1972-4896 (Rivista Online)
Numero del fascicolo
2
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2
Data del fascicolo
2026
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Voci dai margini: COVID-19 e l'esperienza abitativa precaria dei migranti poco qualificati in Italia
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Prima Pagina
160
Ultima Pagina
184
Lingua del testo
Italiano
Data di publicazione
2026/10
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2026 FrancoAngeli srl
Descrizione principale
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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