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Title:	ACCESS TO RIGHTS FOR NON-EU IMMIGRANT WORKERS IN ITALY: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Partners:	Georgian Young Lawyers Assotiation& Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development
Introduction:	In this paper we examine opportunities and challenge for non-EU immigrants to access rights in Italy with a focus on labor safeguards, anti-discrimination and anti-exploitation measures, access to healthcare and entitlement to civic and political rights.1 Most rights for non-EU immigrants are attached to immigrant status and are guaranteed almost exclusively to immigrants who have ‘regular’ long- or short-stay permit (Permesso di Soggiorno). ‘Undocumented’ or ‘irregular’ immigrants have very few formal rights. Exceptions concern protection against labor exploitation and access to basic healthcare. However, while these basic rights are formally guaranteed, there are several limitations to the concrete possibilities for immigrants to access them.

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