Flows Decree, how the quotas for non-seasonal and self-employed work are divided ?

With the Flows Decree approved by the Government at the end of 2021, 69,700 foreign workers are allowed to enter Italy who will "plug" the shortage of labor in a number of crucial sectors, primarily the agri-food sector.

 But how are the shares divided?

 Taking a look at the Decree, it emerges that the quotas allocated to non-seasonal subordinate work and self-employment are 27,700 and relate to recruitments "in the road transport, construction and tourism-hotel sectors for citizens of countries who have signed up or are about to sign cooperation agreements on migration ". Of these 27,700 entrances, 17,000 are reserved for working citizens of various nationalities, namely Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia - Herzegovina, Korea (Republic of Korea), Ivory Coast, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Philippines, Gambia, Ghana , Japan, Guatemala, India, Kosovo, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Moldova, Montenegro, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of North Macedonia, Senegal, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tunisia, Ukraine.

Another 3,000 quotas are made available to citizens who are part of countries with which Italy will start a cooperation agreement in migration matters starting from 2022. In addition, 100 quotas are reserved for foreign workers who have completed training and education programs in the countries of origin, while another 100 quotas are allocated to foreign workers of Italian origin for the part of at least one of the parents up to the third degree of direct line of ancestry, residing in Venezuela.

 Finally, the last 500 quotas concern self-employed workers in a series of categories, including "entrepreneurs who carry out activities of interest to the Italian economy that involve the use of their own resources of no less than 500,000 euros", freelancers who carry out professions included in the lists edited by the Public Administration, holders of corporate administration and control positions, artists of clear fame or of high and well-known professional qualification, foreign citizens for the establishment of "innovative start-ups".