The labor unions Flai and CGIL in Sicily have organized an initiative on May 1, International Workers' Day, to support some 300 foreign workers who are stranded at a tent camp in the town of Cassibile in Sicily.
A 14-day quarantine period has ended for the migrants aboard the Rubattino ferry moored off the coast of Palermo. The migrants, who have all tested negative for the novel coronavirus, are expected to leave the ship on Monday.
SIPROMI, the Rome municipality's service providing assistance to migrants in the Italian capital, is promoting a free computer course for migrants hosted by the SIPROMI network.
The UN Refugee Agency has called for emergency funding to implement life-saving assistance programs for nearly one million vulnerable displaced persons and refugees in Yemen who risk losing their shelter and vital cash assistance fo1
On Sunday, the Greek government moved 395 of the most vulnerable migrants from the overcrowded Moria refugee camp on Lesbos to secure accommodation on the mainland.