The Dossier Statistico Immigrazione (Statistical Dossier on Immigration) collects all the available data on immigration, placing it in its national, regional and local context and discussing its various aspects and problems. It also contains analysis of the statistical data by major experts in the field, and tables summarising and illustrating the data.

Each year, with the launch of the Dossier Statistico Immigrazione, a summary of the contents is distributed. This highlights the most important aspects of the developments over the past year, which are discussed in more detail in the book.

Contemporary immigration in Italy. Current trends and future prospects

The short english version of "Statistical Dossier on Immigration", published in 2003, is out of print.

The twelve chapters, eighty paragraphs and some hundred tables in this volume portray the diversity of immigration in Italy, a country which is increasingly witnessing the coexistance of different national groups, culture and religions traditions. Each chapter provides up-to-date statistics as well as an outline analysis of the key issues.

The research was carried out by the editorial team of Caritas “Dossier Statistico Immigrazione”, in collaboration with a committee of experts from Italian Universities and Research Centres and of international experts from eleven different countries.

The research is structured into four main parts, preceded by an introduction:
Part 1: Italy in the international panorama
Part 2: Italian society and immigration
Part 3: Italian labour market and immigration
Part 4: Italian legislation on immigration

This report is intended to introduce foreign readers to the Italian experience, and to the profound implications of contemporary immigration.

This initiative is part of the Equal project “The Image of Migrantes in Italy in the media, civil society and the labour market” funded by the European Union and the Italian Ministry of Welfare, and has received support from the International Organitation for Migration (IOM) and the National Council for Economy and Labour (CNEL).