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Ethnic group
Ukrainians in Italy
Total population
380,000
Languages
Italian, Ukrainian

Ukrainians in Italy are mostly recent labor migrants. As of 31 December 2010, there were 380,000 Ukrainians in Italy. Many Ukrainian women make a living in Italy as caretakers for the elderly, terminally ill, children or entire families. Mistrustful of retirement homes, Italians have embraced Ukrainian migrants as an answer to a shortage of Italian in-home caregivers (making Ukrainians the fourth-largest immigrant community in Italy), a professional role snubbed by many native Italians, due to its physical difficulty and emotional stress.

Numbers and gender

According to a National Institute of Statistics (Istat) report about foreigners in Italy, there are 223,782 Ukrainians in Italy as of 2012, and about 80% of them are women. With many Ukrainian caregivers believed to be working or residing in Italy illegally, other estimates of their numbers range broadly, from 600,000 to 1 million. And while most Ukrainian immigrants eventually want to come back to Ukraine, some are choosing to stay permanently, becoming a part of the Italian society.

Religion

In the years 2011 and 2012 the ISTAT made a survey regarding the religious affiliation among the immigrants in Italy, the religion of the Ukrainian people in Italy were as follows:

Ukrainian-Italian institutions

  • Amateur theatre "Berehynia"

Notable people

Further information: Category:Italian people of Ukrainian descent

See also

References

  1. Migrationonline.cz Death in the Life of Ukrainian labor migrants in Italy by Olena Fedyuk
  2. BBC News: Why are Ukrainians working abroad?
  3. The Christian Science Monitor. "Italy's alternative to nursing homes: Ukrainian caregivers" by David Berretta
  4. Migrationonline.cz Death in the Life of Ukrainian labor migrants in Italy by Olena Fedyuk
  5. "Cittadini non comunitari regolarmente soggiornanti (Non-EU citizens regularly residing)" (PDF) (in Italian).
  6. The Christian Science Monitor. "Italy's alternative to nursing homes: Ukrainian caregivers" by David Berretta
  7. "Appartenenza e pratica religiosa tra i cittadini stranieri". www.istat.it (in Italian). 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  8. Ukrainians in Italy Stage Protest Against FEMEN
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Дель Ґаудіо (Del Gaudio), С. 2023. Ukrainian Studies in Italy: present and future developments (Original title: “Україністика в Італії: сучасність і перспективи розвитку”). IV Міжнародна наукова конференція: Актуальні проблеми романо-германської філології. Матеріали міжнародної наукової конференції. Київ: Український державний університет імені Михайла Драгоманова, с.8-12.

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