Wednesday, May 22nd
Last update10:00:25 PM GMT
Cécile Kyenge, Minister of Integration has emphasised that she is “black and very proud to be black”.
In a press conference today at Palazzo Chigi, Ms. Kyenge, who was born in the Democratic of Congo, said she is Italo-Congolese, and belongs to two countries and two cultures.
Prime Minister Enrico Letta and Deputy Prime Minister Angelino Alfano have expressed solidarity with Cécile Kyenge, Minister of Integration who has been a target of racist attacks since her appointment.
Pope Francis has urged leaders to do their best to create job opportunities.
Racist insults against Cécile Kyenge, Italy’s first ever black minister must stop, Susanna Camusso, General Secretary of the General Confederation of Italian Workers (CGIL) has said.
So far 23,255 irregular workers who applied for regularisation have been regularised. They have in fact signed the residency contract and even applied for the Permit of Stay for work.
