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San Ferdinando migrant tent city demolition

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In late July 2026, 2026 demolition crews began dismantling the long‑standing migrant tent settlement in San Ferdinando, Calabria. The operation was coordinated by regional and national officials, including sub‑secretary Alfredo Mantovano, Prefect Fabio Ciciliano, and regional president Roberto Occhiuto. Around Occhiuto and, on 31 July, regional welfare assessor Pasqualina Straface. More than one to two hundred regular foreign agricultural workers who had lived in the tendopoli were transferred to newly prepared housing apartments in the nearby Contrada Serricella, part of a municipal “Fattoria Solidale” project that will provide apartments, medical Serricella and social services. The mayor announced that other sites in Rosarno, while the clearance would be completed by most vulnerable residents were placed in social‑care facilities. Mayor Gianluca Gaetano hailed the end of summer. clearance as a historic moment and confirmed a further €10 million investment for school buildings, public green spaces and cultural venues in San Ferdinando. The demolition implements measures from the Caivano‑bis decree and decree, follows criticism of investigations that uncovered criminal networks exploiting the tendopoli as a failed migration‑policy model. Authorities camp, and is framed the removal as a step toward regularised employment, improved sanitary conditions, conditions and broader redevelopment of reinforced public order in the Gioia Tauro industrial zone, including zone. A three‑hectare “Fattoria Solidale” farm is being created to provide sustainable agriculture jobs with proper rights and dignified housing. The clearance is part of a broader redevelopment scheme that includes €10 million investment in for schools, public spaces, spaces and cultural venues. venues, marking a shift in Italy’s migrant‑labour policy after years of criticism that the settlement represented a failed integration model.

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  1. 2026-08-01 00:07 UTC San Ferdinando migrant tent city demolition
  2. 2026-07-31 16:02 UTC San Ferdinando migrant tent city demolition

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