But Rome is in no hurry: according to the first secretary of the Italian Embassy in Ukraine, Agostino Pinna, “the new migration law adopted in September 2002 by the Italian parliament will help improve the situation of migrant workers coming to the Apennines from Eastern Europe or North Africa.” Mr. Pinna says that Italians have far fewer problems with Ukrainians than with immigrants from Albania or Africa, who significantly worsen law enforcement statistics. Most Ukrainian migrant workers are women who work in families, caring for either children or elderly sick people.
But we also have good news - with the introduction of the new migration law, Ukrainians will be able to legalize and be protected from racketeering, official Rome claims. Meanwhile, Ukrainian and Italian law enforcement agencies are trying to jointly “cut off oxygen” to human traffickers supplying goods from Ukraine to the Apennine Peninsula. Among other things, this requires an audit of dozens of Ukrainian travel firms that serve as a cover for illegal human trafficking, the Italian press reports.