Italy Announces New Post For foreigners Over Labor Shortage.

Italy's struggle to cope with labour shortages will continue for a while. This is due to the country's ageing population which has subjected Italy to a labour shortage in certain fields. Authority in Italy says.

The reports have it that Over 280,000 posts are currently open for foreign workers to fill due to Italy's ageing population which has created a labour shortage in the manufacturing, healthcare, food service, and IT industries. It is anticipated that other EU nations will be impacted by this trend in the upcoming years. Italy is now dependent on its foreign labour population, with highly sought-after positions providing a better opportunity to secure work permits.

Jobs in manufacturing, welding and flame cutting, baking, pastry cooking, confectionery making, food service counter staff, healthcare assistants, medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians, personal services workers, computer network and system technicians, physicians, engineering science technicians, and software and applications developers and analysts are among the 37 occupations in Italy where there is a shortage.

The demand for nurses, physiotherapists, and other health and social care workers is likely to rise significantly between 2023 and 2027, according to EURES, while more specialists in the fields of mathematics, computer science, ICT, and engineering are anticipated to be needed in Italy.

During this time, skilled labourers in the construction and restaurant industries should be among the hardest to fill.

It was stated that “It is estimated that between 2023 and 2027, 34.3 per cent of the employment requirement will be for personnel with tertiary education (university or vocational training), and 48.1 per cent of profiles will require a secondary technical-professional education.”

Italy's population is predicted to decline by 7.8 million by 2050, meaning that the country will need at least 280,000 foreign workers annually until 2050 to handle labour shortages brought on by the ageing population, according to a 2023 study by the IDOS Study and Research Center.