Tra incertezza e vulnerabilità: L’invecchiamento delle caregivers Ucraine a Venezia

Journal title SALUTE E SOCIETÀ
Author/s Lucrezia Alice Moschetta
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2025/2
Language Italian Pages 11 P. 129-139 File size 285 KB
DOI 10.3280/SES2025-002011
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The ageing of migrant populations in Italy is often overlooked by public policies, exposing this group to significant vulnerabilities. This study examines the experiences of elderly Ukrainian caregivers, who face uncertainties that frequently compel them to extend their work activity beyond retirement age. Based on 15 interviews and three months of participant observation in Venice, as part of a broader research project involving 65 interviews across five Italian cities, the analysis highlights how the lack of intersectional and life-course-sensitive public policies exacerbates the precariousness of elderly migrants. The study underscores the urgency of developing targeted interventions to ensure dignified and sustainable ageing conditions.

Keywords: ageing; older workers; ageing migrants; Ukrainian community; Italy; caregivers.

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Lucrezia Alice Moschetta, Tra incertezza e vulnerabilità: L’invecchiamento delle caregivers Ucraine a Venezia in "SALUTE E SOCIETÀ" 2/2025, pp 129-139, DOI: 10.3280/SES2025-002011