Italy's New Immigrants Out Of Garment Factories To Seek Development In Other Industries

< p > over the past decades, Chinese immigrants have flocked to Italy to work in local garment factories.

But in recent years, new immigrants in Italy have begun to seek development in other industries. They are no longer "invisible groups" in Italy society.

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< p > two men stroll towards the bar counter.

Behind the counter is a young woman, with black hair combed into a ponytail, and fashionable bangs on the top of the eyebrows to draw a neat arc, showing the Oriental face.

"Hello!" the two customers greeted in Chinese, saying, "Ciao, ciao". The waitress answered in Italian with a smile.

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Ye Pei, P, aged 17, came from China to work in a bar at Falconara in the eastern coastal city just a few months ago in Italy.

Although the vocabulary in Italian is limited, she can still deal with the work of waiters, such as coffee, drinks, drinks, etc.

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< p > "the most important thing for me now is to learn language". Ye Pei said, "this is my primary task.

If I learn Italian well, I can be independent.

If you bury your sewing machine all day, you will not have the chance to learn language.

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Like P, like most Chinese in Italy, ye Pei is from Zhejiang.

Her hometown, Qingtian, in the mountains, has not much industry and development opportunities.

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About P years ago, Chinese people began to emigrate to Italy about 30 years ago.

Most of them found jobs in the local garment factories of Italy a target= "_blank" href= "http://www.91se91.com/" > clothing "/a".

The job here is relatively simple -- sewing buttons and zippers on garments.

It was not long before they started their sewing workshop.

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< p > over the past 10 years, the number of Chinese immigrants in Italy has increased two times to 200 thousand.

Of all the immigrants in Italy, the Chinese have accounted for 20%.

Many people not only sent their families to Italy, but also employed their relatives and friends to work for themselves. The reputation of fast supply, low price and flexible conditions of Chinese people spread quickly.

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< p > in China, the owner of a clothing factory usually provides accommodation and accommodation for workers, but there is no fixed salary per month, but it is paid by piece.

Xu boss of a garment factory in north of the French company explained why many workers would rather work under such conditions: "Chinese do not like to take fixed wages. They feel that if I do faster than others, I will take the same money.

So especially fast workers are more willing to take piecework pay and earn more. "

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< p > Ye Pei's mother, Xue Fen, arrived in Italy 6 years ago.

She found a worker in a Chinese factory and worked 15 hours a day, earning about 750 Euros a month.

This is equivalent to her 8 months' income in China.

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< p > when the European economic crisis is gradually emerging, the fashion industry in Italy has shrunk and orders for Chinese garment factories have also decreased.

In order to find another way, many Chinese immigrants entered the service industry like Ye Pei.

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"P", dealing with Italians everyday, helps the Chinese like Ye Pei to better integrate into the local society and understand the way of life of the Italians.

"I have to study Italian and master the skills required to run a bar," Ye Pei said. "One day, I saved enough money to open a bar of my own, so that my parents could retire early and enjoy the happiness."

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